Legal Opinion
Killian v. Iowa District Court for Linn County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 21, 1990No. 88-1651PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider this challenge to a trial court ruling which disqualified an attorney from further participation in probate litigation. The court reasoned that the attorney’s representation of a trust beneficiary conflicted with his representation of another beneficiary. We annul the writ.
The case revolves around the relationship between attorney Tom Riley and his clients Joan Killian Hunter (Joan) and John Richard Killian (John). 1 Joan and John were sister and brother and beneficiaries of the Anne Killian trust, an inter vivos trust created by their mother.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- James K. J. CHENG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Santo Trafficante, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
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