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VANDERFORD v. PENIX

No. 94-1504.

39 F.3d 209 (1994)

Gerald VANDERFORD, Appellant, v. James A. PENIX, Jr., Individually; Penix and Taylor, Attorneys at Law, Jointly and Severally, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1994.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Lavern Stutte of Fayetteville, AR, for appellant.

Timothy L. Howell of Fayetteville, AR., Walter B. Cox on the brief, for appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

After unsuccessfully suing his landlords for breach of a farm lease, Gerald Vanderford sued his former attorney and the attorney's firm (collectively, the defendants) for negligence. The jury awarded him $95,000 in damages but the district court1 vacated the jury award and granted the defendants judgment as a matter of law. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This legal malpractice action began with a four-year...

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