Vistar Bank v. Thompson

This case is a law action brought by appellee, Vistar Bank (Vistar), against appellant, Richard N. Thompson, for payment of an account due as a result of legal services provided to Thompson by the law firm of Nelson & Harding and its successor firm Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell (HBRR). HBRR assigned the account to Vistar for collection. The parties waived a jury trial, and the district court for Lancaster County found Thompson personally liable for the account to Vistar. Thompson now appeals.

In October 1987, Thompson approached the Nelson & Harding law firm regarding representation for…