Odom v. Hilton

Bell, Judge.

The action here was brought by a former client against his attorneys and seeks, inter alia, to recover the amount of a claim alleged to have been lost because of the lawyers’ negligence and misconduct in handling it. With respect to the part of the controversy considered in this division of the opinion, the petition alleges negligence and misconduct of counsel is to be found in their failure to notify and inform the petitioner of an offer made by the one against whom the claim was asserted to pay $500 in settlement.

From the petition and its exhibits, it clearly appears that Jim…