SOMMERFELDT v. TRAMMELL

Nos. A8205-03290; CA A32748.

702 P.2d 430 (1985)

74 Or.App. 183

Pamela Best SOMMERFELDT and Peter C. Best, Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of Dorothy Cabot Best, and Pamela Best Sommerfeldt, Individually, Appellants, v. Lyle M. TRAMMELL; Gleason, Scarborough, Trammell and Hannon, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted March 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Seymour, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Samuels, Samuels, Yoelin & Weiner, Portland.

Gerald R. Pullen, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and ROSSMAN, J.


JOSEPH, Chief Judge.

In this legal malpractice action, plaintiffs appeal from an amended judgment dismissing their complaint for failure to state a claim. We reverse.

In May, 1982, plaintiffs filed a complaint for professional negligence. In September, 1982, defendants moved to dismiss on the ground that the complaint failed to state ultimate facts sufficient to constitute a claim. In December, 1982, the court entered an order allowing defendants' motion and...

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