Legal Opinion
Willett v. Russell M. Stookey, P.C.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 21, 2002No. A02A0817, A02A0814PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Harold Willett, Jr. sued Russell M. Stookey, P.C. and Russell M. Stookey for legal malpractice, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and intentional misconduct in connection with Stookey’s representation of Willett in the sale of the stock of Willett Construction Company, Inc. to Ralph Neely. Ronald M. Cohen and his law firm, Hunter, MacLean, Exley & Dunn, P.C., were aiso named as defendants in the suit. The trial court granted Stookey’s motion for summary judgment on all counts other than legal malpractice. The legal malpractice claim was tried before a jury and resulted in…
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