Parker v. Williams

James H. Parker, the plaintiff in a breach-of-contract and fraud action in the Jefferson Circuit Court, appeals from a judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendant, William Leon Williams, Jr. Williams cross-appeals from a judgment as a matter of law entered by the trial court in favor of Parker on Williams's counterclaim. We affirm.

I. Background

Williams is an attorney who has practiced law in Birmingham for over 40 years. In December 1997, Robert Shelborne approached Williams about representing him in a business transaction in London, England, from which Shelborne believed he would…