Legal Opinion
Krawczyk v. Stingle
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 12, 1988No. 13313; 13314PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive question in this appeal is whether an attorney’s negligent failure to arrange for timely execution of estate planning documents permits the intended beneficiaries of the estate to pursue a cause of action for legal malpractice. The plaintiffs, Josephine Krawczyk, Stella K. Rabiega, Genevieve Krawczyk, Helaine Kania, Francis Krawczyk, Edmund Krawczyk and Henry Taylor, relatives of the decedent, Joseph C. Krawczyk, brought suit against the defend*241ants, Kathleen D. Stingle and Trantolo & Trantolo, P.C., for legal malpractice. The gravamen of their complaint was that the…
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