Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Martin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 23, 1988No. 86-1179PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal in a legal malpractice case, brought by plaintiff/appellant Henry C. Hughes, Jr., against attorney Ludger Martin, from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant attorney, Ludger Martin.
FACTS
Hughes's parents were killed when the vehicle they were driving was hit head-on by a tractor-trailer unit owned by Southern Haulers, Inc., and driven by George Porter, Jr. Hughes, as executor of his parents' estates, retained Myron Allenstein to represent him. Allenstein filed a wrongful death action against Southern Haulers, without joining Porter as a defendant. The jury…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,320 Jessie Stevenson, Etc. v. International Paper Company, Mobile, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Hughes v. AllensteinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- McGruder v. B & L Construction Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Trimble v. Bramco Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Geer Bros., Inc. v. CrumpSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Lee L. Saad Constr. Co. v. DPF Architects, PCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Ex Parte Flexible Products Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Chapman Nursing Home, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
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