STOKES v. WILSON AND REDDING LAW FIRM

No. 8317SC1220.

323 S.E.2d 470 (1984)

John C. STOKES, Jr. v. WILSON AND REDDING LAW FIRM (Alice E. Patterson).

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramsey & Grace by Richard D. Ramsey, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by William C. Raper and Michael E. Ray, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.


BECTON, Judge.

From an order dismissing, with prejudice, plaintiff's claim that his North Carolina attorney negligently represented him on an underlying medical negligence claim against a Florida doctor, plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

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Facts and Procedural History

On 11 September 1979, plaintiff, John C. Stokes, Jr., suffered a massive stroke while under the care of a Florida doctor. Plaintiff alleges that, as a result of the stroke...

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