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DOWELL v. HOLLINGSWORTH

No. 94 CA 0171.

649 So.2d 65 (1994)

Leonard DOWELL v. W. Jeffery HOLLINGSWORTH, Attorney at Law, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1995.

Writ Denied April 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eulis Simien, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant, Leonard Dowell.

Larry M. Roedel, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, W. Jeffery Hollingsworth.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and SHORTESS and CARTER, JJ.

CARTER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a trial court judgment sustaining a peremptory exception pleading the objection of prescription in a legal malpractice action.

FACTS

On December 26, 1980, plaintiff, Leonard Dowell, was arrested and charged with simple burglary. Dowell was tried and convicted of those charges on May 19, 1981, at which time Dowell was represented by defendant-attorney, W. Jeffery Hollingsworth.1

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