Vandevender v. Thierolf

Plaintiffs brought this legal malpractice action against defendant, an attorney who had represented them in a livestock dispute. The trial court entered a directed verdict in defendant’s favor. We affirm.

Because this case arises on defendant’s motion for directed verdict, we set out the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs. Metropolitan Property & Casualty v. Harper, 168 Or App 358, 367, 7 P3d 541 (2000). Plaintiffs raised cattle in Jackson County. In December 1992, plaintiffs took out a loan from the United States National Bank so that they could increase their herd. To get the…