Legal Opinion
Sunde v. Contel of California
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1996No. 26928PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*542OPINION
2Per curiam
FACTS
On November 18, 1991, appellant Westcom Long Distance, Inc. filed a complaint through counsel against respondent Contel of California. Westcom asserted numerous causes of action including unfair trade practices, interference with prospective economic advantage and slander. On March 16, 1992, Westcom’s counsel filed a substitution of counsel in the district court. Counsel consented to allow appellant J. Michael Sunde to be substituted in his place. Sunde, a non-lawyer, is the president of Westcom.
Contel objected to the substitution and contended that Sunde could not represent…
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