Legal Opinion
Morales v. Field, DeGoff, Huppert & MacGowan
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 3, 1979No. Civ. 44659PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTT, J.
Patricia Morales appeals from a judgment of dismissal of her complaint following the sustaining of respondents’ demurrers without leave to amend, and from the granting of respondents’ motion for judgment on the pleadings. Appellant’s complaint alleges damages resulting from a breach of duty owing to her by respondent law firm, Field, DeGoff, Huppert & MacGowan.
Appellant Patricia Morales is the adult daughter of Beatrice S. Dennis, who died in September 1969, and Gordon W. Dennis, who died in 1975. This lawsuit involves events which occurred during the probate of Beatrice’s…
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