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Smith v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Sep 19, 1974
500 F.2d 1131 (5th Cir. 1974)

Opinion

No. 74-1843. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of N. Y., 431 F.2d 409 (5th Cir. 1970), Part I.

September 19, 1974.

Wendell G. Lindsay, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald S. Zuber, William C. Kaufman, III, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana; E. Gordon West, Judge.

Before GEWIN, GODBOLD and CLARK, Circuit Judges.



This is the second appearance of this legal malpractice case in this court. On the former appeal, 471 F.2d 840 (5th Cir. 1972), we reversed and remanded an order of the district court, 344 F. Supp. 555, granting summary judgment in favor of the appellee because we felt that the facts with respect to negligence and proximate cause had not been sufficiently developed to support summary judgment. Upon remand the district court held a full evidentiary hearing and made detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law. After careful consideration of the briefs, trial record and the opinion and findings of the district court, 366 F. Supp. 1283 (M.D.La. 1973), we are unable to conclude that the district court committed error.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Smith v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Sep 19, 1974
500 F.2d 1131 (5th Cir. 1974)
Case details for

Smith v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:EDGAR D. SMITH AND HUGH E. SMITH, ETC., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ST. PAUL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Sep 19, 1974

Citations

500 F.2d 1131 (5th Cir. 1974)