Legal Opinion
Gloria Delesdernier, Wife of Clay N. Gerald v. Louis B. Porterie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1982No. 80-3564PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a suit for malpractice arising out of defendants’ representation of plaintiff in a protracted litigation of land claims. The malpractice litigation itself has gone through two full trials and plaintiff now seeks reversal and a third trial. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
In March of 1957, plaintiff Gloria Delesdernier employed defendant Louis Porterie and his law firm, then known as Duke, Porterie & Davidson, to represent her in connection with her claims to various properties located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This litigation continued…
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