Legal Opinion
Holland v. Thacher
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1988No. A036062PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
Introduction
The issue we confront in this case is whether predecessor attorneys sued for malpractice by a former client may cross-complain for equitable indemnity against a successor attorney hired to extricate the client from the condition created by the predecessor attorneys. We agree with the majority of appellate courts which have addressed the issue that sound policy reasons prohibit such cross-complaints.
Statement of the Case/Facts
Defendant-attorneys James F. Thacher, James E. Ratcliff, Jr. and their law firm, Thacher, Jones, Casey & Ratcliff (Thacher) and…
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