Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Housley
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1979No. 16062PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1252BANKS, District Judge:
This action stems out of a claim of. legal ihalpractice in which the plaintiff, Clifford Hughes (hereinafter “Hughes”) sought recovery against his former attorney and appellant in this action, James F. Housley (“Housley”) for damages which Hughes has claimed as a result of Housley’s negligence in allowing a default judgment to be taken against him in a prior legal action. Housley in response to Hughes’ claim filed a third-party action against Paul N. Cotro-Manes (“Cotro-Manes”), the attorney retained by Hughes to replace Housley in representing him in the prior…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Herrero v. AtkinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Fisher v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- Penn Tanker Company v. United States of America, United States of America v. Penn Tanker CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Beach v. University of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1986
- Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchettlerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
- Parler & Wobber v. Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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