SWANN v. WALDMAN

No. 82-761.

465 A.2d 844 (1983)

Essie L. SWANN, Administratrix of the Estate of Beatrice Swann Pratt, Appellant, v. Marvin M. WALDMAN and Daniel N. Steven, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Parsons, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Joseph F. Cunningham, Washington, D.C., with whom Robin A. Rosenbluth, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellees.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and FERREN and TERRY, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks review of an order granting summary judgment to appellees, her former attorneys, whom she had sued for legal malpractice. She argues that there were genuine issues of material fact and that appellees' motion for summary judgment was therefore erroneously granted. We agree with appellant, reverse the order of the trial court, and remand the case for trial on the merits.

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