Legal Opinion
Woodruff v. Tomlin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1979No. 77-1216PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants’ suit in the District Court was against an attorney at law and his law firm, to recover damages, alleging legal malpractice consisting of conflicts of interest and negligence in their representation of plaintiffs in personal injury actions arising out of a truck-auto collision, which actions the attorneys filed in plaintiffs’ behalf in the state court, and which resulted in judgments against the plaintiffs. Jurisdiction in the malpractice action was based on diversity of citizenship.
The District Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Smith v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Hodges v. CarterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Michelle Oliver v. Michigan State Board of Education, and Kalamazooboard of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Street v. CalvertTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Woodruff v. TomlinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- John C. Frank, Plaintiff-Cross v. Victoria BloomCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- City of Cleveland v. KrupanskyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Jenkins v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
- Hilary Marek Winniczek and Danuta Winniczek v. Sheldon B. NagelbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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