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McDONALD v. PETTUS

No. 98-975.

988 S.W.2d 9 (1999)

337 Ark. 265

James E. McDONALD II, Joan Reid, and Janis Beall; and James E. McDonald II and Joan McDonald Reid, as Personal Representatives of James E. McDonald, Deceased, Appellants, v. Lamar PETTUS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Oliver Dudley, Little Rock, for Appellants.

Howard Keith Morrison, Robert W. George, Fayetteville, for Appellee.

ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

This is a legal-malpractice case. The appellants, the children of James E. McDonald and the personal representatives of his estate, contend that the trial court erred when it dismissed by summary judgment their legal-malpractice claims against the appellees, Lamar Pettus and the Pettus Law Firm. We affirm the dismissal of the claims brought by the children, and the tort claim brought by the personal representatives. However, we reverse...

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