Legal Opinion
Gurkewitz v. Haberman
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1982No. Civ. 63438PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FEINERMAN, P. J.
Plaintiffs, trustees, appeal from a summary judgment based on a ruling that the statute of limitations had run on their attorney malpractice action. Defendants have filed a purported protective cross-appeal from the denial of their motion for summary judgment on the grounds that plaintiffs no longer had standing to bring suit on behalf of the trust.
Plaintiffs Howard Gurkewitz and Marvin Lynn were two of three trustees of a trust having 56 beneficiaries. Under the trust agreement, dated May 18, 1970, the trust was to terminate seven years from the date of the agreement…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Siegel v. KranisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Southland Mechanical Constructors Corp. v. NixenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Hise v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by28 opinions
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