Legal Opinion
Sherry v. Diercks
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 26, 1981No. 8116-1-IPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiff's case in a legal malpractice action.
The plaintiff is Leo J. Sherry, who will be referred to as the client. He brought this action against his former attorney, Robert J. Diercks, and the partners in the Seattle law firm of Foster, Pepper and Riviera, in which Mr. Diercks was then an associate and is now a partner. For convenience, we will refer to Mr. Diercks as though he were the sole defendant.
The client is a ground test operations engineer for the Boeing Company. He has in the past invested in the stock market. He has…
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