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Rouse v. Dunkley & Bennett, P.A.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 26, 1994No. C6-93-777PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

Respondent in this ease, Alan Rouse, filed a legal malpractice action in 1990 against the appellant law firm, Dunkley & Bennett, P.A., alleging that the firm’s lawyers were negligent in representing him in a lawsuit against his former employer. Appellants Dunkley & Bennett (“the lawyers”) had represented Rouse in the lawsuit, which ended in a stipulated default judgment against the former employer for SlOOjOOO.OO. 1 Rouse brought claims against the lawyers for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties and misrepresentation. 2 The trial court granted the lawyers’…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  3. Lewis v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  4. Stuempges v. Parke, Davis & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  5. Wartnick v. Moss & BarnettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  3. Leonard v. Dorsey & Whitney LLPCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. Richie v. Paramount Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  5. Jeff Knutson v. Schwan's Home Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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