Legal Opinion
Morris v. Glenn
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 30, 2014No. 2120857PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALDSON, Judge.
Robert E. Morris appeals a judgment of the Marion Circuit Court (“the trial court”) dismissing his legal-malpractice claim against his former attorney, James Tony Glenn. Because Morris did not receive notice of Glenn’s motion to dismiss before the entry of the judgment, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.
Statement of Facts
On March 7, 2013, Morris, an inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections, filed a complaint in the trial court, without counsel, asserting a claim of legal malpractice against Glenn under the…
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