Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Rogers & Wells
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 1989No. D007361PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
Francis Jackson appeals an order for dismissal entered after demurrers to his second amended complaint were sustained without leave to amend and his claim for punitive damages was stricken. He contends the public policies prohibiting assignment of legal malpractice causes of action and punitive damages claims should not bar this action, based on his characterization of his assigned claims as sounding in fraud and intentional breach of contract, rather than in the classic formulation of attorney negligence or malpractice. Finding these fine distinctions to be unsupported by…
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