Eagle Mountain City v. Parsons Kinghorn & Harris, P.C.

Chief Justice Durrant,

opinion of the Court:

Introduction

¶ 1 Eagle Mountain City (the City) brought this legal malpractice action in its own name, but the district court concluded the action is “tainted in some respect” because it was “born of’ an assignment. The court granted summary judgment, dismissing the case without prejudice on the ground that the assignment of legal malpractice claims violates public policy. We reverse. We hold that, even assuming the City assigned its legal malpractice claim, this assignment does not violate public policy.

¶2 The City entered into a contractual…