Dan Nelson Construction, Inc. v. Nodland & Dickson

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Dan Nelson Construction, Inc., Dan Nelson Construction and Dan Nelson (“Nelson”) appealed from a summary judgment dismissing Nelson’s legal malpractice action against Nodland & Dickson, a partnership, and Irvin B. Nodland, P.C., doing business as Nodland Law Offices (“Nod-land”). We conclude the trial court correctly ruled Nodland’s alleged negligent act was not, as a matter of law, the proximate cause of any of Nelson’s damages. We affirm.

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[IT' 2] Nelson, the owner of a Beach, North Dakota-based earth-moving company, was the successful bidder on a Wyoming state project…