THOMPSON v. MARTIN

No. 88-725.

530 So.2d 495 (1988)

R.F. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. P.W. MARTIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.F. Thompson, pro se.

Kurt J. Bomar of Martin and Bomar, Chartered, Sarasota, for appellee.


SCHOONOVER, Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant, R.F. Thompson, challenges an order dismissing his second amended complaint with prejudice. We find that the appellant stated a cause of action for legal malpractice and, accordingly, reverse.

The appellant filed an action for legal malpractice against the appellee, P.W. Martin. The appellant's second amended complaint alleged in substance that the appellee, at the appellant's request, formally appeared as counsel...

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