One National Bank v. Joseph M. Antonellis

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

In this legal malpractice action, appellant-plaintiff One National Bank (“ONB” or “One National”) appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment for appellee-defendant Joseph M. Antonellis (“Antonellis”). Two principal issues are raised on appeal: first, whether a nonclient can maintain an action against an attorney when that attorney negligently certifies to a mortgagee that the title is good, and the mortgagee .then assigns the title certificate, mortgage, and all associated documents to the nonclient in good faith; and second, whether the mortgagee’s assignee…