Nye v. Gable, Nelson & Murphy

Plaintiff appeals from an order of summary disposition entered in favor of defendants on plaintiff’s claim for legal malpractice. A number of procedural defects exist in this case, rendering appellate review difficult. However, for the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Briefly, defendants represented plaintiff in a sale of a business to a former partner of plaintiff. The sale was for the amount of $267,000, to be paid in installments, and involved a transfer of stock in a corporation. The purchaser subsequently went bankrupt prior to full payment of the purchase price, and the purchaser’s…