Veatch v. Beck

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal by Ted Veatch, plaintiff,- from the trial court’s dismissal of his legal malpractice action against the defendant, Terry Beck, who represented Veatch in the un-, derlying disability action. The appeal was transferred on motion from the Court of Appeals to this court, pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

On February 27, 1986, Beck filed an action on behalf of Veatch in Shawnee County, Kansas (disability action). Veatch claimed that he has been continuously totally disabled since September 17, 1980, and that he is entitled to…