Curtis v. Greenberg
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Judge.
This appeal involves an action for damages arising out of alleged legal malpractice. Plaintiff, Rita Nell Treadway Curtis filed suit against her attorney, Nathan Greenberg who acted as attorney and notary for both vendor and vendee of immovable property, improvements thereon and business known as Lafitte Shipyard and Marine Supply.
On September 4, 1979, Curtis sold the shipyard to Eymard Shipyard of Lafitte, Inc., by Act of Credit Sale passed by Greenberg as notary.
The act of sale was properly recorded in Mortgage and Conveyance offices of Jefferson Parish, however the…
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