ABSHIRE v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO.

No. 91-929.

636 So.2d 226 (1993)

Alex ABSHIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McHale, Bufkin & Dees, Robert McHale, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Leake & Andersson, W. Paul Andersson, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee-Ins.

Cooper, Ortego & Woodruff, Calvin Woodruff, Abbeville, for defendant-appellee— Woodruff.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER, YELVERTON, THIBODEAUX and COOKS, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal by Alex Abshire is from a judgment in favor of his attorney in a legal malpractice action. The attorney, Calvin Woodruff, represented Alex and Mary Abshire in the sale of their family owned business for $500,000. The purchase price recited in the sale instrument was represented by three promissory notes. The sale instrument, a "credit deed" form, did not require security for any note. The buy and sell agreement included security requirements...

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