Thorsen v. Richmond Soc'y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, McClanahan, Powell, and Kelsey, JJ., and Russell and Millette, S.JJ. JAMES B. THORSEN, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 150528 SENIOR JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR. June 2, 2016 RICHMOND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Paul M. Peatross, Judge Designate This appeal concerns whether an intended third-party beneficiary of a will contract, who failed to successfully take under the will instrument due to the drafting attorney’s error, may sue the attorney for malpractice. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS In…