Legal Opinion

Bobby Leon Gibson v. Williams, Williams & Montgomery, P.A.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 2016No. 2014-CA-01488-SCTPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,"

for the Court:

¶ 1. Bobby Leon Gibson (“Bobby”) filed a legal-malpractice action against Joe Montgomery and his law firm, Williams, Williams and Montgomery, P.A. (“WWM”), alleging wrongful conduct in connection with the administration of his late wife’s estate. The trial judge granted summary judgment to Montgomery and WWM. We reverse and remand.

FÁCTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Our standard of review for an appeal of a summary judgment is de novo, and we review the facts in the record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, 1 who-in this case is…

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