Legal Opinion

Young v. Gum

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 4, 2007No. COA06-1131PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action for legal malpractice. We conclude that plaintiff failed to provide legal authority to support her claim that defendants were negligent in advising her to retain another attorney. She also failed to show that her attorney was negligent when he did not advise her that the underlying consent judgment could be set aside. Finally, plaintiff failed to show that any alleged negligence on the part of defendants proximately caused damage to her. Accordingly, we affirm the order of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. Rorrer v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. North Carolina National Bank v. Virginia Carolina BuildersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  4. James v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  5. Thomas v. BetheaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Royster v. McNamaraCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  2. Peltzer v. PeltzerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  3. Crowell v. CrowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2019
  4. Law Offices of Peter H. Priest, Pllc v. CochNorth Carolina Business Court · 2014
  5. Young v. GumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008

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