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WASMANN v. SEIDENBERG

Docket No. G003952.

202 Cal.App.3d 752 (1988)

248 Cal. Rptr. 744

KENNETH M. WASMANN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PETER A. SEIDENBERG, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

June 30, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert L. Nelms for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Stephen H. Welch for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

WALLIN, J.

Does an attorney have a duty to safeguard property entrusted to him during settlement negotiations by an adverse party? Yes.

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Plaintiff Kenneth Wasmann sued his ex-wife and others for torts allegedly arising out of a marital dissolution gone awry. One of the named defendants was an attorney who arranged the property settlement on behalf of the wife. As to the causes of action against this...

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