Grosskopf Oil, Inc. v. Winter

Grosskopf Oil, Inc., initiated this legal malpractice action against attorney Galen Winter, who in turn brought a third-party action against attorney Steven Aschenbrenner. The alleged legal malpractice involved a real estate transaction and foreclosure suit resulting in Grosskopf losing its leasehold interest in certain real property it operated as a gas station. Winter had represented Grosskopf at the time it had entered into the lease, and Aschenbrenner had represented Grosskopf in the foreclosure action. On motion for summary judgment, the trial court dismissed Winter's complaint against…