Legal Opinion
Trust Corp. of Montana v. Piper Aircraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1983No. 82-3236PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Trust Corporation of Montana (Trust Corp.), personal representative of the estate of Marlin Wagner, appeals from an order of the district court refusing to completely disqualify the law firm of Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett and Weaver (Jardine firm) from proceeding as counsel for the defendant, Piper Aircraft Corporation (Piper), in this wrongful death action. We affirm.
FACTS
On July 23, 1979, the law firm of Smith, Baillie and Walsh (Smith firm) filed this wrongful death action on behalf of Trust Corp. seeking recovery against Piper on the theory of strict liability.…
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