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HAMILTON v. NEEDHAM

No. 84-1634.

519 A.2d 172 (1986)

George E. HAMILTON III, et al., Appellants, v. Robert C. NEEDHAM, Francis Caroline Beamer, and George L. McClintock, Jr., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Gregg, Washington, D.C., with whom Vicki J. Hunt, Arlington, Va., was on the brief, for appellants.

George R. Clark, Washington, D.C., for appellee Robert C. Needham.

James R. Michal, with whom Benjamin W. Dulany, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee George L. McClintock, Jr.

Before FERREN, ROGERS and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This case involves a legal malpractice claim against the partners of a law firm, Hamilton and Hamilton,1 which in drafting a will omitted a residuary clause requested by the testatrix naming the plaintiff, Robert C. Needham, as sole residuary legatee. In a prior appeal, we established that in this jurisdiction an intended beneficiary under a will could bring a malpractice action against the drafting attorneys...

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