Heffner v. Wise

Citations

• 51 La. Ann. 1637
• 26 So. 415
• 1899 La. LEXIS 600

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Instead of settling- for the succession property as lie should have, the administrator disposed o£ the funds.</p> <p>'The court directed the administrator to be imprisoned. No funds were furnished by him after his imprisonment.</p> <p>I-laintiff brought suit for damages caused, it was alleged, by improper advice imparted by defendants to their client, the administrator, who had failed to account.</p> <p>Heed : While it is true that one may claim damages from an attorney who advises his client to commit a wrong against his, the former’s interest, it must be proven that a reckless and malicious advice was given, which was fol- , lowed by, and resulted in, a loss to the complainant.</p> <p>'Here, the charge of having given the advice was denied, and the denial sustained by preponderance of evidence, and, therefore, the demand is rejected.</p>