Legal Opinion
Bourke v. Warren
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1982No. Docket 57171PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
In this legal malpractice action, the trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment under GCR 1963, 117.2(3), on the basis that the plaintiffs could not factually support their claim regarding the defendant’s alleged negligence. Plaintiffs appeal as of right.
Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, while serving as their attorney, negligently allowed the statute of limitations to expire with respect to a certain property damage claim which the plaintiffs were pursuing against several defendants. That claim resulted from an accident in which the plaintiffs’ building was damaged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- BASIC Food INDUSTRIES, INC v. GRANTMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bourke v. North River InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- DeMARE BROTHERS CONST. CO., INC. v. TeskaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- Ceplin v. Bastian-Blessing Division of Golconda Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Nabkey v. Kent Community Action Program, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Law Offices of Lawrence J Stockler, PC v. RoseMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- Espinoza v. ThomasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- Van Pembrook v. Zero Manufacturing Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Teodorescu v. Bushnell, Gage, Reizen & ByingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
- Norton v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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