Legal Opinion
Hizey v. Carpenter
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1992No. 58402-8PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
In an action for legal malpractice, plaintiffs attempted to apprise the jury of the former Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) and the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) through expert testimony and jury instructions. The trial court excluded reference to the CPR and the RPC, through either an expert's mention of them or their use as jury instructions. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants.
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court's ruling disallowing reference to the CPR and RPC, and the Court of Appeals certified the issue to this court for resolution. We accepted…
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