Legal Opinion
Picadilly, Inc. v. Raikos
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1991No. 41S01-9112-CV-946PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
This case presents an issue of first impression in Indiana: may a party assign a legal malpractice claim to someone who was his adversary in the underlying litigation? We hold that such assignments are invalid.
I. Case History
This appeal concerns a second lawsuit arising out of injuries sustained by Charles Colvin. Colvin had been injured in an automobile wreck caused by a drunken patron of Picadilly’s bar in Indianapolis. Colvin sued the patron and Picadilly, Inc. The jury in that case found Picadilly liable for Colvin’s injuries; it awarded Colvin $75,000 in…
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