Legal Opinion
Lane v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1990No. 89-2037PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case is one of several involving claims by Appellants Dorothy and Clift Lane (the “Lanes”) against various parties for alleged wrongdoing in the bankruptcy and sale of their poultry companies. Here the Lanes are suing their lawyer, William Sullivan, and his law firm, Arent, Fox of Washington, D.C. (collectively “Sullivan”) for legal malpractice.
The Lanes appeal the grant of summary judgment to Sullivan entered by the district court1 on the basis of collateral estoppel. The Lanes argue that the easier burden of proof (preponderance) to which they were…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lane v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- James S. Gerrard v. William G. Larsen, Special Administrator of the Estate of Jack K. Gibbens, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Marlene Industries Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board, and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Harline v. BarkerUtah Supreme Court · 1996
- Gonzalez v. Moffitt (In Re Moffitt)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Brian Dias William Mason, Sr. v. Jose Elique Michael Murray University and Community College System of Nevada University of Nevada, Las VegasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- American Motorists Insurance Company v. General Host Corporation & American Salt Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Webster v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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