JOOS v. DRILLOCK

Docket No. 58977.

127 Mich. App. 99 (1983)

338 N.W.2d 736

JOOS v. DRILLOCK

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided July 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. James Starr, for plaintiffs.

Foster, Swift, Collins & Coey (by John L. Collins), for defendant.

Before: D.E. HOLBROOK, JR., P.J., and J.H. GILLIS and M.E. DODGE, JJ.


J.H. GILLIS, J.

The question presented by this appeal is whether an action for legal malpractice may be validly assigned. We hold that it may not.

Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that defendant had committed legal malpractice during his representation of Linda Avery in a prior lawsuit. Following a bench trial, the court found in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.

On January 1, 1972, a vehicle driven by Linda Avery collided with an automobile...

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