Legal Opinion
Jones v. Blanton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 6, 1994No. 1930300PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The plaintiff, Edna Pauline Jones, as executrix of Ola Edna Wood's estate, appeals from a summary judgment for the defendant, Fred Blanton, Jr. We affirm.
Jones sued under the Alabama Legal Services Liability Act (ALSLA), § 6-5-570 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, alleging that Blanton had breached his duty to comply with the standard of care required of attorneys in this state and that Wood's estate suffered a loss as a result of Blanton's breach of duty. The underlying…
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