Legal Opinion
Lewis C. Hopper, Individually and as General Partner of Gulf Coast Television, Ltd., and Joe Sanderson v. Harvey Frank
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1994No. 93-7483PublishedCited by 311 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a summary judgment for the defendants on a legal malpractice claim. The plaintiffs, in their individual capacities, sued the defendant law firm for malpractice in connection with work the law firm did for their limited partnership, which is now in bankruptcy. We hold that the plaintiffs lack standing to bring this suit because they fail to establish an attorney-client relationship in their individual capacities separate from their partnership. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Lewis Hopper and Joe Sanderson were the…
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