Auric v. Continental Casualty Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county, James W. Wilbershide, Judge, which dismissed Robert Auric’s (Auric) complaint. Auric appealed and filed a petition to bypass the court of appeals pursuant to sec. 808.05, Stats. 1979-80. This court granted the petition on November 8, 1982.

There are three issues to be considered on appeal. The first issue is: May an attorney who drafted a will be held liable to a beneficiary of the will not in privity with the attorney for the attorney’s negligence in failing to properly supervise the execution of the will ?

The second…