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HERMANN v. FREY

No. 61A04-8806-CV-213.

537 N.E.2d 529 (1989)

Carol HERMANN, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. Eric FREY, Appellee (Defendant below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

May 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall R. Fearnow, Steers, Sullivan, McNamar & Rogers, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Phillip I. Adler, Anderson & Adler, Terre Haute, for appellee.

CONOVER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Carol Hermann (Carol) appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of attorney Eric Frey (Frey) in this legal malpractice action.

We reverse.

The following issue is dispositive:

whether an attorney is subject to a professional malpractice action by a known third party beneficiary who is not his client.

Carol retained Frey to represent the estate of her late husband for the...

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