Miller v. Mooney

The plaintiffs, Harriet C. Miller, John K. Coggins, Carol C. Powell, and Laurel C. Oleynick, are the children and heirs of Estelle Pickett Coggins. The defendant is an attorney admitted to practice in Massachusetts, whose law office is on Nantucket. Estelle Coggins was a client of the defendant. The plaintiffs commenced an action against the defendant based on erroneous statements he made during their mother’s lifetime *58regarding the terms of her will, raising claims of legal malpractice, breach of contract, negligence, and a violation of G. L. c. 93A. On cross motions for summary judgment, a…