Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 21, 1979No. 62061PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
The question presented is whether a legal malpractice action properly may be brought under § 616.18, The Code, 1977, in the county where an underlying civil suit was dismissed, or whether it must be brought under § 616.17 in the county of residence of the defendant lawyer. .Trial court ruled venue may be in the county where the underlying case was dismissed. We affirm.
Defendant Frank B. Nelson, an attorney, represented plaintiff LaVerne W. Johnson in a personal injury action brought against various persons in the Polk County district court in 1971. The case was dismissed…
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