Wilson v. McNeely

Phipps, Judge.

Gary N. Wilson filed suit in the Superior Court of Emanuel County against Richard M. McNeely for legal malpractice in connection with a real estate closing. A jury returned a verdict in favor of McNeely, and the trial court dismissed the jurors. The court next held Wilson’s lawyer, David W. Fry, in criminal contempt “for the things [he] said in closing argument,” without having given him a hearing. The court then terminated court proceedings.

In Case No. A08A1307, Wilson challenges the judgment entered in favor of McNeely. He contends that the trial court erred by denying his…