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STRAUSS v. FOST

209 N.J. Super. 490 (1986)

507 A.2d 1189

GEORGE STRAUSS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. KENNETH FOST, ESQ. DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Nowell Frost, attorney for appellant (Michael H. Kessler, of counsel and on the brief).

Kalb, Friedman & Siegelbaum, attorneys for respondent (Steven D. Fleissig and Merle Milder, on the brief).

Before Judges DREIER, BILDER and GRUCCIO.

The opinion of the court was delivered by DREIER, J.A.D.

Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment for defendant after a bench trial in this legal malpractice action. We reverse based upon our determination that the trial judge incorrectly assessed the duty owed by defendant to plaintiff.

In 1982 plaintiff's wife was injured in an automobile accident. Plaintiff was driving the vehicle in which his wife was a passenger...

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