Leipham v. Adams

Alsdorf, J. *

The beneficiaries of Howard and Alice Morris estates (the Leiphams) contend that the trial court erred in concluding on summary judgment that they had no legal malpractice claim against Ms. Morris’ attorney, Thomas C. Adams, Jr. (Adams). They also contend that the trial court erred in concluding that, during her lifetime, Ms. Morris accepted her husband’s interest in a joint account, thus precluding Puget Sound Bank, 1 her personal representative, from filing a disclaimer of that interest for tax purposes. We affirm.

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Facts

Howard and Alice Morris were husband and wife, and in 1988…