LENIUS v. KING

Nos. 12797, 12798.

294 N.W.2d 912 (1980)

Roger LENIUS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. H. I. KING, Defendant and Appellee. Roger LENIUS, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. H. I. KING, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Coester, Milbank, for Roger Lenius.

Stanley E. Siegel and Harvey C. Jewett of Siegel, Barnett, Schutz, O'Keefe, Jewett & King, Aberdeen, for H. I. King.


FOSHEIM, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment n.o.v. in favor of the defendant on a cause of action for legal malpractice. We affirm that judgment. We dismiss the cross-appeal of the defendant.

The plaintiff is a well-driller. He encountered difficulties collecting for two wells which he had guaranteed would produce clear water. Early in 1971 the plaintiff employed the defendant to foreclose his mechanic's...

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