BOATRIGHT v. SHAW

No. 58018.

804 S.W.2d 795 (1990)

James L. BOATRIGHT, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Charles M. SHAW, et al., Defendants/Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Dakin Williams, St. Louis, for plaintiff/appellant.

James Jay Knappenberger, Clayton, for defendants/respondents.


GRIMM, Judge.

In his first amended petition, plaintiff James Boatright seeks damages for alleged legal malpractice. The trial court sustained defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. Plaintiff appeals; we affirm.

In his sole point relied on, plaintiff contends his petition was improperly dismissed for failure to state a cause of action.

We first examine plaintiff's first amended...

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