Legal Opinion
Stine v. Dell'Osso
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 2014No. A137679PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BANKE, J.
I. Introduction
Joanne Holman Stine (Stine), the conservator of Donna L. Davis (Donna), brought this malpractice action against Monica Dell’Osso and Burnham Brown, APC (Attorneys), alleging dereliction in representing the prior conservator, David B. Davis HI (David). David is Donna’s son, and was removed as conservator after misappropriating over $1 million in assets from the conservatorship estate.
The trial court sustained the Attorneys’ demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend on two grounds: (1) the Attorneys’ attorney-client relationship was with David, not Stine,…
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