Legal Opinion
Mitchum v. Hudgens
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 23, 1988No. 86-1466, 86-1467PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These appeals are from interlocutory orders. We granted permission to appeal pursuant to A.R.App.P. 5(a) because the case turns solely on questions of law. They arise out of a legal malpractice action filed by Dr. O.D. Mitchum against A. Neil Hudgens, the attorney hired by Dr. Mitchum's liability insurance carrier to defend him in a medical malpractice action. The defendant attorney appeals from the denial of his motion for summary judgment. Dr. Mitchum appeals from the denial of his motion to strike and for a protective order. We will first address the trial court's denial of the defendant's…
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