Smith v. Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Ellington, Judge.

Plaintiffs David Smith, Premier/Georgia Management Company, Inc., Chase Development Corporation, and American Investment Management Corporation appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their suit against the law firm of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and three of the firm’s employees. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ legal malpractice claims, but reverse the dismissal of the remaining claims and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.

The record shows the following undisputed facts. Attorney James N. Cline represented…