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McDonald v. Pettus

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 15, 1999No. 98-975PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This is a legal-malpractice case. The appellants, the children of James E. McDonald and the personal representatives of his estate, contend that the trial court erred when it dismissed by summary judgment their legal-malpractice claims against the appellees, Lamar Pettus and the Pettus Law Firm. We affirm the dismissal of the claims brought by the children, and the tort claim brought by the personal representatives. However, we reverse and remand the dismissal of the breach-of-contract claim brought by the personal representatives on behalf of the decedent.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Adams v. ArthurSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Lawhon Farm Services v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Vanderpool v. Fidelity & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  4. Sturgis v. SkokosSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. Clark v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Belt v. Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Madden v. AldrichSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Shoemaker v. GindlesbergerOhio Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Pettus v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  5. Ferguson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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