Legal Opinion
Brown v. Silvern
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 21, 2001No. 00CA1126PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TAUBMAN.
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff, Thomas Brown, appeals the trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendant, Steven Silvern. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
In 1991, Brown was involved in an automobile accident. He hired Silvern to represent him for "all claims arising from the vehicular accident of 7/2/91." In 1992, Brown, through his attorney Silvern, settled the claim against the other driver, who was insured by Metropolitan Property & Casualty Co. (Metropolitan), for $77,500.
Brown owned an automobile insurance policy issued by American…
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