DRAKE v. WICKWIRE

No. S-2604.

795 P.2d 195 (1990)

Paul DRAKE, Appellant, v. Thomas WICKWIRE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Link, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Dennis M. Bump, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

This is a malpractice action against an attorney for allegedly inducing his client to break an earnest money sales agreement. The underlying facts are set forth in Drake v. Hosley, 713 P.2d 1203 (Alaska 1986). We excerpt them at this point:

On March 5, 1984, Paul Drake signed an exclusive listing agreement with The Charles Hosley Company, Realtors (hereafter "Hosley"). The...

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