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50. In an action to recover a hand bag alleged to have been forcibly converted by the defendant, a parking garage, the defendant filed answer to the plaintiff’s complaint within the 20 days required by law. The defendant’s answer included a counter claim against the plaintiff.
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The plaintiff failed to file the required reply within the time for filing a reply. The plaintiff was represented by a generally competent attorney. In a malpractice action against the attorney, will the plaintiff prevail?
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A) The plaintiff will prevail if the attorney was not properly licensed in the state where the forcible conversion allegedly took place. ---
B) The plaintiff will prevail if the attorney cured the defect in the reply within a reasonable time.---
C) The plaintiff will recover if the attorney intended to prevail on the colorable merits of the case but failed.---
D) The plaintiff will recover if he suffered harm and contributed less than 100% to his harm.---