Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Jones, Morrison & Womack, P.C.

SMITH, Justice.

Wachovia Bank, N.A., the successor by merger to SouthTrust Bank (“the Bank”), and American Casualty Company1 appeal from a judgment as a matter of law entered in favor of Jones, Morrison & Wom-ack, P.C., a Georgia law firm (“Jones Morrison” or “the Jones Morrison firm”), and J. Paul Clinton and Stokes & Clinton, P.C.2 (Clinton and Stokes & Clinton, P.C., are referred to collectively as “Stokes Clinton” or “the Stokes Clinton firm”) (hereinafter all the appellees are sometimes referred to collectively as “the lawyers”). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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