Legal Opinion

Gibbs v. Douglas M. Grimes, P.C.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1986No. 3-685-A-139PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Presiding Judge.

Cedric Gibbs filed an action for legal malpractice against Douglas M. Grimes, P.C., Douglas M. Grimes, and Shirley M. Coleman. Defendants' motions for summary judgment and dismissal for failure to prosecute were granted. Gibbs appeals, raising three issues:

I. Whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for Defendants;

II. Whether Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment deprived the trial court of jurisdiction to rule on the Motion to Dismiss; and

III. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.

We reverse in part…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of LogansportIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Kahf v. Charleston South ApartmentsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Middelkamp v. HanewichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Cha v. WarnickIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Freson v. CombsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Gray v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Browning v. WaltersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Benton v. MooreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Scott-Reitz Ltd. v. Rein Warsaw AssociatesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Field v. Alexander & Alexander of Indiana, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987

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