Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Cuffie
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1987No. 74543, 74777PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Hazel Whitehead, Lucinda Amos, and William LeFlore brought a legal malpractice action against their former attorney, Thomas Cuffie. Upon LeFlore’s death, Horace Ward, as executor of the estate, was substituted as party plaintiff. Summary judgment in favor of Cuffie was granted by the trial court in two separate orders. This opinion consolidates both appeals.
After a fire caused by the negligence of Atlas Turnkey Company damaged the homes of the three original plaintiffs in April 1982, they engaged appellee to present their claims to the tortfeasor’s insurance carrier. Although…
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