Legal Opinion
Pettit v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1999No. CIV.A. No. 98-6707. Bankruptcy No. 96-21161. Adversary No. 97-2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, District Judge.
This adversary action has been brought before this Court on appeal of the plaintiff, Erin Pettit, from the November 17, 1998 Order of Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Twardowski granting the motion of defendants Jerome Smith and Charles Coleman for summary judgment. Under the • authority of 28 U.S.C. § 158 and for the reasons which follow, we shall affirm Judge Twardowski’s order.
Background
On January 13, 1997, Erin Pettit instituted the instant legal malpractice action against the defendants as an ancillary to the petition for personal bankruptcy which she…
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