Legal Opinion
Goerke v. Vojvodich
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1975No. 341PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, J.
The salient allegations in the appellants’ third-party complaint are that the respondents-attorneys represented the plaintiff, Mrs. Goerke, in the negotiations leading to the sale, knowing her to be mentally incompetent, and that they willfully and intentionally failed to reveal this fact to the appellants who had no knowledge of it and ask indemnification if they are liable for damages as a consequence.
A general statement of the liability of an attorney to third persons that we adhere to is stated in 7 C. J. S., Attorney and Client, p. 834, sec. 52 b:
“While an attorney is not liable to a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McCluskey v. ThranowWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Leonard v. SpringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- French Lumbering Co. v. TheriaultWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Scandrett v. GreenhouseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- First National Bank in Oshkosh v. ScieszinskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Green Spring Farms v. KerstenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- Auric v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Strid v. ConverseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Lundin v. ShimanskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Stern v. Thompson & Coates, Ltd.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
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