HAAS v. WARREN

No. 9210SC992.

436 S.E.2d 259 (1993)

112 N.C. App. 574

Michael T. HAAS and Wynn Martin Haas v. James S. WARREN, and Warren and Perry, Attorneys at Law.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett Gaskins Hancock & Stevens by E.D. Gaskins, Jr., Hugh Stevens, and Katherine R. White, Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bailey and Dixon by Patricia P. Kerner, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.


WYNN, Judge.

The question presented in this case is whether testimony by the defendant attorney and his associate in a legal malpractice action that they did not publish a legal notice in the same newspaper used by other attorneys in their community is sufficient evidence of the standard of care for attorneys in that community. The trial court entered a directed verdict for defendants. We affirm.

On 2 September 1986, plaintiffs sold a tract of land located...

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