PETTUS v. McDONALD

No. 00-960.

36 S.W.3d 745 (2001)

343 Ark. 507

Lamar PETTUS and The Pettus Law Firm v. James E. McDONALD II and Joan Reid, as the Personal Representatives of the Estate of James E. McDonald, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, by H. Keith Morrison, Fayetteville, for appellants.

Timothy O. Dudley, Little Rock, for appellees.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

This is a second appeal from a legal-malpractice case. In McDonald v. Pettus, 337 Ark. 265, 988 S.W.2d 9 (1999), this court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment with regard to the tort claim, but reversed and remanded the dismissal of the claim of breach of contract, brought by the personal representatives on behalf of the estate of James E. McDonald...

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