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Cahn v. Fisher

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided July 12, 1990No. 1 CA-CV 89-167PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

In this appeal, two lawyers challenge a summary judgment holding the defendant lawyers liable for the cost of deposition transcripts ordered by the lawyers from the plaintiff court reporters.

The lawyers claim that because they merely acted as agents for their client, and because they disclosed that they acted only in a representative capacity for an identified principal, only the client is responsible for the court reporters’ charges.

The court reporters, on the other hand, claim that they contracted directly with the lawyers, who are therefore legally obligated to pay.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Green Acres Trust v. LondonArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Burt v. GahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
  3. State Ex Rel. Corbin v. Challenge, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  4. Contempo Construction Co. v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
  5. Theuerkauf v. SuttonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ramsey Air Meds, L.L.C. v. Cutter Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  2. Mendoza v. McDonald's Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
  3. State ex rel. Montgomery v. MathisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2012
  4. Jackson v. Allstate Ins. Co.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2000
  5. Smart Document Solutions, LLC v. MillerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007

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