Legal Opinion
Drummond v. Desmarais
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 2009No. H031659PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUSHING, P. J.
Plaintiffs George R. Drummond, Rebecca Drummond, and Jesse Marion brought this action against their former attorney, Michael G. Desmarais, and others, alleging that Desmarais maliciously prosecuted two previous suits against plaintiffs, one seeking to recover fees claimed under a contract to provide legal services to plaintiffs in connection with the estate of their deceased father, and the other alleging that plaintiffs had maliciously sued Desmarais when they objected to a petition seeking to pay his fees out of their father’s estate. Defendants moved to strike the…
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