CARDNEAUX v. DOLLAR

No. 31,718-CA.

731 So.2d 928 (1999)

Warren D. CARDNEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Johnny E. DOLLAR, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver by Marynell L. Piglia, New Orleans, Counsel for Appellant.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, L.L.P. by James A. Rountree, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

In this action for legal malpractice, Warren D. Cardneaux ("Cardneaux") contests the trial court's sustaining of Johnny E. Dollar's ("Dollar") exception of prescription. Finding that Cardneaux knew of the alleged neglect of his attorney for over one year prior to the time of this suit, we affirm.

Facts

On November 8, 1993, Cardneaux, a sales manager at Prudential Insurance Company's ("Prudential") Monroe, Louisiana branch, was...

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