Poche v. Racca

11 EZELL, Judge.

This case is a legal malpractice case. Randall Racca appeals the decision of the trial court finding that he was guilty of malpractice in failing to discover an encumbrance on a section of land during a title exam he performed for Rodney Poche. He also asserts that the award of damages was excessive. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the trial court.

This suit arises out of Racca’s legal services to Poche related to his planned purchase of land from Harvey and Wilda Webre for development into residential property. Included in the land to be purchased from…