Walker v. Lawson

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Appellant-plaintiff Shawn Eric Walker (Walker) appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment for appellee-defendant John W. Lawson (Lawson), claiming that the trial court erred in concluding that an attorney who drafts a will owes no fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries; in determining that there was no genuine issue of material fact; and that Lawson was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

We reverse.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the non-moving party (Walker) indicate that in the spring of 1980, Sybille Willard (Sybille), the mother of Walker, learned…