Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Doherty
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 13, 1984No. 56,047PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
This is a legal malpractice case tried to a jury in the Shawnee County District Court. The plaintiff, Michael Bowman, appealed the trial court’s granting defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment, and the defendant, Harold Doherty, cross-appealed the jury’s finding of legal malpractice.
Michael Bowman was arrested for giving a worthless check on December 27, 1978. He was released on bond and ordered to appear in court on January 15, 1979. Bowman arrived at the initial appearance without an attorney. The judge informed the plaintiff of…
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