McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE, LLP v. KELLER

No. A04A0624.

598 S.E.2d 892 (2004)

267 Ga.App. 171

McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE, LLP v. KELLER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied September 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dow Lohnes & Albertson, Peter C. Canfield, Thomas M. Clyde, Marcia K. Stadeker, Atlanta, for appellant.

Neal H. Howard & Associates, Neal H. Howard, William D. James, Atlanta, for appellee.


SMITH, Chief Judge.

We granted this application for interlocutory appeal to consider whether a party to a legal dispute may bring an action against an adversary's attorney for negligence. We conclude that such an action is inappropriate because the plaintiff has alleged no legal duty owed to him by his opponent's counsel. We therefore reverse the trial court's denial of defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Plaintiff John Keller is a former vice...

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