Legal Opinion
Drake v. Wickwire
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1990No. S-2604PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before MATTHEWS, C.J., arid BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ. MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.
This is a malpractice action against an attorney for allegedly inducing his client to break an earnest money sales agreement. The underlying facts are set forth in Drake v. Hosley, 713 P.2d 1203 (Alaska 1986). We excerpt them at this point:
On March 5, 1984, Paul Drake signed an exclusive listing agreement with The Charles Hosley Company, Realtors (hereafter “Hosley”). The agreement authorized Hosley to act as Drake’s agent until March 30, 1984, to sell some land Drake owned in North Pole, Alaska. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission v. ApokedakAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Kirsch v. DuryeaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Kendall v. State, Division of CorrectionsAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
- Drake v. HosleyAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
- Nicholson v. SorensenAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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