Legal Opinion
Jones Motor Company, Inc., and Protective Insurance Company v. Holtkamp, Liese, Beckemeier & Childress, P.C., and Paul B. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 28, 1999No. 17-3633PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs in this legal malpractice suit appeal from its dismissal on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, raising a novel issue concerning the law of legal malpractice. The issue, which arises when as in this case the plaintiff is complaining that his lawyer booted a procedural entitlement, such as the right to a jury trial, is whether the plaintiff must show that his lawyer’s negligence not only caused him to lose but brought about an unjust result — the wrong party won. The plaintiffs are the Jones Motor Company, a trucker, and its insurer. The defendants…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- In the Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- John D. Starceski, at No. 94-3208 v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, at No. 94-3182Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Sharon Karibian v. Columbia University, John Borden, Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellees v. Mark Urban, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Pelham v. GriesheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Marjorie L. Mungo, Debtor-Appellant, Cross-Appellee v. Maureen Sullivan TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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- Gable v. City Of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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