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Lanham v. Fleenor

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 2018No. Docket 45488PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEGNER, Justice.

Thomas Lanham (Thomas) appeals from the district court's dismissal of his legal malpractice action against his former attorney, Douglas Fleenor (Fleenor). Fleenor represented Thomas in a will contest regarding the will of Gordon Lanham (Gordon), Thomas's father. After the magistrate court ruled against Thomas at the summary judgment stage, Fleenor filed an untimely appeal, which was rejected on that basis.

Because the appeal brought by Fleenor was untimely, Thomas brought a legal malpractice action against Fleenor in district court. Thomas alleged that the failure to *1233 timely…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Charles Reinhart Co. v. WiniemkoMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Badell v. BeeksIdaho Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Umphrey v. SprinkelIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Lubcke v. Boise City/Ada County Housing AuthorityIdaho Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Drakos v. SandowIdaho Supreme Court · 2020
  5. Rich v. Hepworth HolzerIdaho Supreme Court · 2023

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