HEYWARD & LEE v. SANDS, ANDERSON, ETC.

Record No. 940165.

453 S.E.2d 270 (1995)

HEYWARD & LEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. SANDS, ANDERSON, MARKS & MILLER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Lowry, Charlottesville (James P. Cox, III, Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel, on briefs), for appellant.

Marshall H. Ross, Harrisonburg (Ronald D. Hodges, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this appeal, we decide whether the trial court erred in ruling as a matter of law that the plaintiff's motion for judgment fails to allege a claim of legal malpractice.

Heyward & Lee Construction Company, Inc., formerly Heyward Construction Company, Inc. (Heyward), filed a motion for judgment against its former attorneys, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller (Sands Anderson), alleging that Sands Anderson was negligent in the filing...

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