Legal Opinion
Richard H. Underwood v. Hammond C. Woods, Robert I. Adelman, Chester B. Kaplan and G. M. Osgood
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1969No. 18832_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
On March 15, 1966, Richard H. Underwood filed his diversity complaint pro se against his former attorneys, Hammond C. WoodSj Robert I. Adelman, and Chester B. Kaplan, and against G. M. Osgood, a physician-internist. He sought damages from Woods and Adelman for negligence in defending him on a Missouri charge for felonious assault, and for slander; from Kaplan for failure to advise and for failure to sue Woods and Adelman; and from Doctor Osgood for libel and for negligence and, seemingly, malpractice.
Plaintiff Underwood, who is not a lawyer, tried the case himself. He…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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