Legal Opinion

Kunau v. Pillers, Pillers & Pillers, P.C.

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided February 25, 1987No. 85-1699PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

The plaintiff sued his former attorney alleging legal malpractice and related causes of action. The district court granted the defendant a pretrial summary judgment as to some portions of the petition and a jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the remaining portions of the petition. The plaintiff has appealed from the resulting judgment. We affirm.

In late 1980 or early 1981 David Kunau contacted attorney James Pillers, seeking some sort of legal action against Dr. James Miller, who had had an affair with Kunau’s wife. On March 3, 1981, attorney Pillers filed an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Harsha v. State Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  2. Vinson v. Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  3. Meyer v. NottgerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  4. Barnhill v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  5. Baker v. BealSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Mills v. Guthrie County Rural Electric Cooperative Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990

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