Legal Opinion
Belland v. OK Lumber Co., Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1990No. S-3194PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
In this appeal, an attorney challenges a malpractice judgment.
I
Eugene R. Belland, an attorney, was hired to represent O.K. Lumber Company, Inc., and its two principal shareholders, Norman and Angie Kruckenberg, (hereinafter collectively “Kruckenbergs”) in a property transaction. Belland’s clients sued him for malpractice after he recorded documents which included a deed of trust intended to secure a loan made by the clients to Leon Kutt, the other party to the transaction. According to the complaint, filed on February 27, 1987, Belland was negligent in failing to…
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