Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Winfree
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 7, 1995No. 9418SC452PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Judge.
This is a legal malpractice claim arising out of a workers’ compensation case in which defendants, Herman Winfree and Charles Winfree, represented plaintiff, Harry Frank Garrett.
On 7 December 1975, plaintiff was injured in a work-related accident when he fell from a roof. As a result of the fall, plaintiffs left knee was broken into fragments. Plaintiff originally entered into an agreement for compensation with his employer. However, a disagreement developed and in May 1979, plaintiff retained defendant Herman Winfree to represent him in his workers’ compensation case. A hearing…
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