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Adkins v. Dixon

Augusta County Circuit Court

Decided November 1, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Duncan M. Byrd, Jr.

In this legal malpractice action, the plaintiff seeks damages from his former court-appointed attorney and his law firm as a result of alleged actions of legal malpractice resulting in his incarceration. The defendant has filed a five-count Demurrer and three-count Special Plea. The Court will address two counts of the Demurrer and one of the Special Pleas. Finding them to be dispositive of the issues in this case, the Court will not address the remaining issues presented by the Demurrer and the Special Plea. The relevant facts are as follows.

On October 3,1989, the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Rose v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Ferri v. AckermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Browne v. RobbSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  5. Spring v. ConstantinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975

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