Legal Opinion

Machinery Wholesalers, Inc. v. Wolpe

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 15, 1997No. 97-2468Published

1Opinion of the Court

COPE, Judge.

The law firm of Wolpe, Leibowitz & Brotman moves to dismiss the appeal filed by Machinery Wholesalers, Inc. and Mark Fields for want of an appealable order. We grant the motion.

The law firm sued the appellant former clients for unpaid fees for legal services. The former clients filed a compulsory counterclaim for legal malpractice arising from the same representation on which the law firm is seeking to recover fees. On the counterclaim for legal malpractice, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the law firm, and the former clients have appealed. The main claim…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. SLT Warehouse Company v. WebbSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  2. Del Castillo v. Ralor Pharmacy, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. Johnson v. ALLEN, KNUDSENDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Stein v. FeingoldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. Mermel v. RifkinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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