Bass v. Montgomery

GRIFFIN, Justice,

for the Court:

This case, involving legal malpractice, comes to the Court from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, where a jury awarded $1,410.00 to J.C. Bass. We affirm.

On February 14, 1973, J.C. Bass executed a deed of trust on land to Brookha-ven Production Credit Association. On August 23, 1974, he also executed a note for $191,560 to the association, payable August 15, 1975.

In May, 1975, Bass applied for another loan of $318,995, which Thomas Caves, the association’s president, deemed “completely out of line.” In June, Bass reapplied for a…