Legal Opinion
Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co. v. Brian, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 21, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-2060PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Company (“Cabot”), brought this malpractice action against an attorney, A. Morgan Brian, the two law firms in which Mr. Brian was a partner when the alleged malpractice occurred, and their insurers. Brian represented Cabot in a state court action against Cabot for certain cost overruns incurred in a Baton Rouge construction job. After a bench trial, the state trial court rendered a judgment against Cabot for $830,305.05.
In this action, Cabot claims that Brian’s failure to timely file a brief on Cabot’s behalf with…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jenkins v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Toomer v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Swiftships, Inc. v. BurdinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Custom Builders & Supply, Inc. v. RevelsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Chicago Red Top Cab Ass'n v. GainesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Millhouse v. WiesenthalTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Molever v. RoushCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
- Steeves v. Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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