Seeley v. Davis

Appellant Nelson Seeley (Seeley) filed suit in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, alleging that Respondents Gary Davis (Davis) and Walter Murfitt (Murfitt) cost him the opportunity to purchase a commercial property in Helena, Montana. Seeley contended that the actions of Davis and Murfitt constituted legal malpractice and that he incurred damages due to their alleged malpractice. After discovery, Davis and Murfitt moved the District Court for summary judgment, asserting no genuine issues of material fact existed and they were entitled to summary judgment as a matter of…