Legal Opinion
Kilby v. Shepherd
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1986No. 71128PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Legal Malpractice. On March 20, 1975, attorney Shepherd filed a suit on behalf of Mrs. Oza Kilby seeking to set aside certain deeds, on grounds of fraud and incompetency, which her deceased husband had previously conveyed to his sister. The action was dismissed conditioned upon Mrs. Kilby amending her complaint within 30 days to set forth specific acts of fraud. No amendment nor appeal was filed Within 30 days but on October 14, 1975, Shepherd filed a voluntary dismissal of the suit. On April 24, 1981, Mrs. Kilby’s sister-in-law instituted dispossessory proceedings…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Riddle v. DriebeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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