Case Title: Sanjines vs. Ortwein & Assoc.

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Docket Number: 03S01-9712-CV-00139

State: tennessee

Court: Tennessee Supreme Court

Date: 1998-12-21T00:00:00Z

Document:
FILED December 21, 1998 Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE JORGE ARIEL SANJINES ) Appeal ) No. 03-S-01-9712-CV-00139 Plaintiff-Appellee ) ) v. ) Hamilton County ) No. 96-CV-0347 ORTWEIN AND ASSOCIATES, P.C., ) WILLIAM H. ORTWEIN, and ) J. CRIS HELTON ) Judgment of the Court of ) Appeals is REVERSED Defendants-Appellants ) JUDGMENT ORDER This cause came to be heard upon the briefs, argument of counsel, and the record on appeal from the Court of Appeals. The Court is of the opinion that under the facts of this case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant the appellee a stay of the legal malpractice case during the pendency of the post-conviction matter alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. In accordance with the opinion filed herewith, it is therefore, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED by this Court that the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed. Costs of the appeal are taxed against the appellee, for which execution may issue if necessary. 12/21/98