GARRETT v. WINFREE

No. 9418SC452.

463 S.E.2d 411 (1995)

Harry Frank GARRETT v. Herman WINFREE, Individually and as General Partner, and Charles Winfree, Individually and as General Partner, and Winfree and Winfree, a General Partnership.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Swann, Lexington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Adams Kleemeier Hagan Hannah & Fouts, L.L.P. by Margaret Shea Burnham and David S. Pokela, Greensboro, for defendant-appellees.


McGEE, Judge.

This is a legal malpractice claim arising out of a workers' compensation case in which defendants, Herman Winfree and Charles Winfree, represented plaintiff, Harry Frank Garrett.

On 7 December 1975, plaintiff was injured in a work-related accident when he fell from a roof. As a result of the fall, plaintiff's left knee was broken into fragments. Plaintiff originally entered into an agreement for compensation with his employer. However, a disagreement...

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