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HORTON v. HUGHES

971 S.W.2d 957 (1998)

William H. HORTON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Dennis HUGHES, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

January 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Horton, pro se.

Gregory D. Smith, Clarksville, for Defendant/Appellee.

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This is the second appeal involving a prisoner's malpractice claim against the lawyer who represented him in a criminal proceeding that led to his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Following his incarceration, the prisoner filed suit against his former lawyer in the Circuit Court for Davidson County. The trial court dismissed the complaint on statute of limitations grounds, but this court reinstated one...

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