Legal Opinion
Olds v. Donnelly
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 16, 1997PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The basic issue in this case, as in Karpovich v. Barbarula, 150 N.J. 473, 696 A.2d 659 (1997) and Donohue v. Kuhn, 150 N.J. 484, 696 A.2d 664 (1997), also decided today, is the application of the entire controversy doctrine to legal-malpractice actions.
*428Plaintiff, Robert Olds, retained defendant, Dennis Donnelly, Esq., to pursue a medical-malpractice action against Dr. Floyd J. Donahue. Ultimately, Donnelly withdrew as counsel. Olds claims that before Donnelly withdrew, he failed to serve the summons and complaint on Dr. Donahue. The Law…
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