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SMITH v. BOOTHE

No. 28065-CA.

669 So.2d 682 (1996)

Mary Helen SMITH and John Houston Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Johnny R. BOOTHE, the Law Firm of Singer, Boothe and Dean, and the Home Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied May 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Roy, Alexandria, for Appellants.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by F. Drake Lee, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellees.

Before MARVIN, NORRIS and HIGHTOWER, JJ.

HIGHTOWER, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm, a district court decision sustaining an exception of prescription in this legal malpractice action.

FACTS

In May 1991, John H. Smith and his wife, Mary Helen Smith, hired attorney Johnny Boothe to negotiate, on their behalf, an agreement for a third party to market two farm implements invented by the husband. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Smith also sought the lawyer's assistance in filing a Chapter 11...

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