Montgomery v. Gooding, Huffman, Kelly & Becker

ORDER

CARR, District Judge.

This is a legal malpractice action in which plaintiff Don Montgomery alleges that the defendant law firm Gooding, Huffman, Kelly & Becker negligently handled the drafting of a real estate contract and the ensuing litigation. Jurisdiction arises pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Pending is defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 13). For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is granted in part and denied in part.

BACKGROUND

This dispute arises out of the January, 1995, sale of a sixty-one acre tract of land in Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio, that plaintiff…