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SPENCE v. WINGATE

No. 4370.

378 S.C. 486 (2008)

663 S.E.2d 70

Deborah W. SPENCE, Individually, and on behalf of the Estate of Floyd W. Spence, Appellant, v. Kenneth B. WINGATE, Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 17, 2008.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Camden Lewis and Brady R. Thomas, both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Pope D. Johnson, III, of Columbia, for Respondents.

THOMAS, J.

This is a legal malpractice action. The trial judge granted partial summary judgment to Respondents Kenneth B. Wingate and his law firm, Sweeney Wingate & Barrow, finding they did not owe a fiduciary duty to Deborah Spence (Wife) concerning her late husband's life insurance policy. Wife appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

Viewing the record in the light most favorable to Wife, we find the following: On August 13, 2001, Wingate commenced legal...

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