Legal Opinion
Estate of Thomas E. Cabatit v. Stephen A. Canders
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 25, 2014No. Docket Yor-13-475PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] . Joseph N. Cabatit, as successor personal representative of the Estate of Thomas E. Cabatit, appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, O’Neil, J.) in favor of Stephen A. Canders and Maine Legal Associates, P.A. (collectively, MLA) on his claims of professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. 1 Because we conclude that (1) no attorney-client relationship existed between MLA and Joseph in his role as successor personal representative of the Estate and (2) MLA did not owe any duty to Joseph as a nonclient, we affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Trask v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- Nevin v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
- Estate of Schneider v. FinmannNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
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