Legal Opinion

Goldberger v. Kaplan, Strangis & Kaplan, P.A.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 1, 1995No. C2-95-294PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellants, beneficiaries under a will, brought suit against the personal representative of the estate and the personal representative’s attorneys. The trial court, in granting summary judgment, held that appellants’ claims were barred by releases they had signed as part of an earlier settlement and that appellants lacked standing to sue the personal representative’s attorneys. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants are three of the beneficiaries under the will of Martin Heilman, their father. Respondent Leo Wolk, as personal representative of Heilman’s estate, hired respondents…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Offerdahl v. University of Minnesota Hospitals & ClinicsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Spinner v. NuttMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  5. Trask v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Northwest Airlines, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Astraea Aviation Services, Inc., Doing Business as Dalfort Aviation, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. Joyce Witzman v. Bert M. Gross Phillips & Gross, P.A., Formerly Known as Phillips, Gross & Aaron, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. McIntosh County Bank v. Dorsey & Whitney, LLPSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  4. Roberts v. FeareyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
  5. Estate of Thomas E. Cabatit v. Stephen A. CandersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014

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