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DEATON v. MASON

No. 80CA0156.

616 P.2d 994 (1980)

Henry DEATON and Deaton, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Irvin L. MASON, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

August 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton, Hamilton, Shand & McLachlan, P. C., Michael E. McLachlan, Durango, Sommer, Lawler, Scheuer & Simons, P. C., Thomas A. Simons, IV, Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellant.

James C. Anesi, Durango, for defendant-appellee.

VAN CISE, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Henry Deaton and Deaton, Inc. (the sellers), sued defendant, Irvin L. Mason (the lawyer), alleging malpractice in his representation of them respecting a sale of personal property. From a summary judgment in favor of the lawyer, the sellers appeal. We reverse.

The depositions, admissions in the pleadings, and the exhibits disclose that the lawyer drafted an $18,500 purchase money unsecured promissory note payable to the sellers...

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