HERRING v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 32,360-CA.

742 So.2d 120 (1999)

W. Craig HERRING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael WAINWRIGHT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Haas Weinstein, Opelousas, Tom St. Germain, Counsel for Appellant.

Rountree, Cox, Guin & Achee by Gordon E. Rountree, Counsel for Appellee Michael H. Wainwright.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Herschel E. Richard, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee Byron Richie.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS, KOSTELKA, JJ.


KOSTELKA, J.

In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff alleges that the negligent acts of two attorneys resulted in the entry of a default judgment against him. Upon granting summary judgment in favor of one counsel and sustaining an exception of no right of action in favor of the other, the trial court dismissed plaintiff's claims. Finding no error in those rulings, we affirm.

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