Te-Ta-Ma Truth Foundation — Family of Uri, Inc. v. Vaughan

Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgments for defendants. We affirm.

In 1985, plaintiffs hired defendant Porter, an attorney, to represent them on a number of matters, including an FED action that defendants Vaughan had brought against plaintiffs and in which plaintiffs, by a “complaint in intervention,” had asserted claims against the Vaughans. Before hiring Porter, plaintiffs had been represented by two other attorneys, successively, in pursuing the case. In June, 1986, after plaintiffs failed to pay him and after he had given them ample warning, Porter resigned as their attorney. They…