BRAUD v. NEW ENGLAND INS. CO.

No. 90-C-1358.

576 So.2d 466 (1991)

M.A. BRAUD, Jr., and Geraldine T. Mire, wife of M.A. Braud, Jr. v. NEW ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Dependable Insurance Association and Frank Uddo.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Deal, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, for New England Ins. and Frank J. Uddo defendants-applicants.

C. James Gelpi, New Orleans, for M.A. Braud and Geraldine T. Mire plaintiffs-respondents.


DENNIS, Judge.

This is a legal malpractice suit by M.A. Braud, Jr., and his wife against Braud's former attorney, Frank Uddo, and the attorney's liability insurers alleging that Braud sustained loss and damage due to the attorney's negligence in improperly obtaining and confirming a $4 million default judgment for Braud against Citicorp Industrial Credit Corporation. The principal question is whether the action is prescribed because it was filed more than one year...

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