Stanley L. and Carolyn M. Watkins Trust v. Lacosta
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 The Stanley L. and Carolyn M. Watkins Trust, and Steven B. Williamson, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley L. Watkins, deceased (collectively, “Appellants”), brought a legal malpractice action in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of attorney Susan Lacosta’s negligence in drafting the Trust documents and Stanley’s will. The District Court granted Respondent’s motion for summary judgment concluding that Appellant’s action was time-barred under the three-year statute of…
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