Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Evans
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 8, 1998No. A97A1845PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
This appeal arose from a malpractice action filed by Linda Hicks, a South Carolina resident, against Warren Allen Evans, an Augusta-based attorney then licensed to practice in Georgia. After Evans failed to render the desired legal services, Hicks sued Evans in South Carolina for malpractice for mishandling her property damage claim against her Georgia landlord. Evans was properly served with the suit but did not respond. The South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, having previously entered a default judgment against Evans, held a separate trial on damages and awarded…
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