Woodall v. Hayt, Hayt & Landau

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Kenny R. Woodall filed suit against J. F. Shaw Agency, Inc. (“Shaw”), alleging malicious abuse of process (later amended to allege malicious use of process) in a suit on account previously filed against him by Shaw. Shaw filed a third party complaint against the attorneys who represented it in the prior suit, Hayt, Hayt & Landau (“Hayt”), alleging that Hayt had both filed the action and then dismissed it without authority. Hayt’s motion for summary judgment on the main claim was granted by the trial court, and Woodall appeals.

The record reveals that in the prior action,…