Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Delaney
Alexandria County Circuit Court
Decided August 9, 1983No. Case No. (Law) 7757Published
1Opinion of the Court
By JUDGE HENRY H. WHITING
In this action brought against two lawyers for malpractice, the plaintiff contends that he dealt with a partnership and not with the one lawyer alone who gave him the advice.
The plaintiff has filed pleadings indicating a street sign showing the occupants of the law office as "Delaney & Delaney,” the telephone was answered in the name of those two parties, the stationery used by the lawyers had the heading of "Delaney & Delaney," and both lawyers corresponded with him regarding his legal matter. In the Court's opinion this is an ample allegation of a partnership by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Myers v. AragonaCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Joseph v. Greater New Guide Baptist Church, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- McAllister v. RennisonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947