Legal Opinion
Collins v. Miller & Miller, Ltd.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 24, 1996No. 1 CA-CV 96-0139PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SULT, Judge.
This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to appellees on appellants’ claim for legal malpractice. Appellants’ complaint alleged malpractice sounding in negligence as well as malpractice based on breach of contract. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the ruling of the trial court on the negligence claim but affirm that court on the breach of contract claim. We also conclude that appellants are not barred by collateral estoppel from litigating the causation element of their claim.
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