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DIER v. HAMILTON

No. 18384-CA.

501 So.2d 1059 (1987)

Marlene O. DIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Orlando N. HAMILTON, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carvel A. Sims, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Gordon L. James, Monroe, for defendants-appellees.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.

JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

The plaintiff, Marlene O. Dier, appeals a judgment in this malpractice action sustaining an exception of no cause of action filed by defendant, attorney, Orlando N. Hamilton, Jr. We reverse.

Facts

The factual allegations of plaintiff's petition reflect the following sequence of events.

In March, 1972, Ward Brothers and Frank Ward obtained a judgment against Clinton Smith. The law firm of Hamilton and Carroll...

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