Legal Opinion
Wartnick v. Moss & Barnett
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 26, 1991No. C6-91-564PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMUNDSON, Judge.
Appellant Norman Wartnick appeals the grant of summary judgment for respondents Phillip Gainsley and Moss & Barnett on five legal malpractice claims. The malpractice claims arose out of Gainsley’s representation of Wartnick in two actions — a wrongful death suit and an unjust enrichment suit — brought by Betty Nachtsheim, the widow of Robert Nachtsheim. Following a 1986 trial on the consolidated claims, the jury found Wartnick murdered or caused the murder of Robert Nachtsheim and awarded $2,350,000.00 to the Na-chtsheim family. In 1988, Wartnick commenced this legal…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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