MORRISON v. CHAR

No. 85-1762.

797 F.2d 752 (1986)

Gary L. MORRISON, Jose C. Ramirez, Gregory F. Mullally, and Colleen C. Brink, individually and as shareholders of Amusement Systems of Hawaii, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, and Nevada Amusement Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Vernon F.L. CHAR; Damon, Shigekane, Key & Char, a Hawaii corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Elizabeth Summers, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Rodney S. Nishida, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED, HALL and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This diversity action involves a claim of legal malpractice against an attorney, Vernon Char, and his law firm. The district court granted summary judgment for Char. Because genuine issues of material fact exist, we reverse and remand.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In mid-1977, appellants Gary Morrison, Jose Ramirez, Gregory Mullally, and Colleen Brink (the Nevada group) were the shareholders and officers of a Nevada...

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