Legal Opinion
Murdock v. Murdock
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 27, 1979No. 78-34PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The issue presented: Did the trial Court err in its order exonerating Mary Margaret Delhomme Murdock, as Administratrix of the estate of Walter B. Murdock, deceased, from liability resulting from the negligent acts of her attorneys? We answer the question, "No"; and we affirm.
The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows:
On June 29, 1970, Walter B. Murdock was killed in Bayou LaBatre, Alabama, while working on a boat. A few days after his death, his widow, Mary Margaret Delhomme Murdock, retained a Louisiana law firm to sue for the wrongful death of her husband. Suit was filed in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Succession of HessLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Abercrombie v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
- People ex rel. Rotchford v. RotchfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1936
- Dorn v. ScheuerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
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- Matter of Estate of HellerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1986