Legal Opinion
Walker v. Lawson
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 4, 1988No. 49S02-8808-CV-714PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CIVIL PETITION FOR TRANSFER
GIVAN, Justice.
In an opinion published in 514 N.E. 2d 629, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee John W. Lawson. We agree with the Court of Appeals that an action will lie by a beneficiary under a will against the attorney who drafted that will on the basis that the beneficiary is a known third party.
However, we disagree with the Court of Appeals' decision that there was a question of fact to be determined concerning the competency of the appellee in the drafting of a will as opposed to other alleged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McMahan v. Snap on Tool Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1985
- Stroup v. StroupIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- Crawfordsville Trust Co. v. RamseyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- Walker v. LawsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
- Leazenby v. Clinton County Bank & Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Helen C. Holtz v. J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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