Hedges v. Durrance

¶ 1. Plaintiffs Brenda Hedges and Skip Hoblin appeal a decision of the Washington Superior Court granting summary judgment to defendants on plaintiffs’ claims of attorney negligence. Plaintiffs claim that the court erred in finding that defendants did not owe plaintiff Hedges a duty of care and that plaintiff Hoblin had suffered no injury. We affirm.

¶ 2. This case arises out of defendant-attorney Durrance’s representation of Hoblin. In 1994, Hedges filed for a divorce from Hoblin. Hoblin was represented by defendant Durrance of Gaston, Durrance and Fairbanks, LLP, and Hedges was also…