Legal Opinion
Manley v. Brown
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 28, 1999No. 89,379PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 The dispositive issue tendered on cer-tiorari in this legal malpractice case is whether summary judgment for the defendants was erroneously entered. We answer in the negative and reinstate the trial court’s judgment.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
¶ 2 This is an appeal from summary judgment in an action brought by former clients, Jim D. Manley and John L. Houchin [Manley and Houchin or former clients], against Jack L. Brown, his law associate Frank Patton, Jr., as well as their law firm [collectively called Brown]. The dispute between the former clients and Brown stems from his allegedly…
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