Legal Opinion
Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. v. Town Bank
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 2014No. 2011AP002774PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. We review a decision of the court of appeals1 affirming an *232order of the circuit court2 granting summary judgment to defendant Town Bank. This case is a priority battle between defendants Heartland Wisconsin Corp. and Town Bank for proceeds of a debtor's legal malpractice claim that plaintiff Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. held in escrow pending resolution of their dispute.
¶ 2. Town Bank claims that it is entitled to the proceeds because proceeds from legal malpractice claims are not assignable; therefore, Heartland, who claims its interest by assignment of proceeds, has no…
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