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HACKER v. HOLLAND

No. 24A04-9003-CV-126.

570 N.E.2d 951 (1991)

Mary HACKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas HOLLAND, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

April 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon R. Pactor, Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael A. Douglass, Liberty, Douglas C. Holland, Lawrenceburg, for defendant-appellee.

BAKER, Judge.

The primary question before us today is whether, as a condition precedent to filing a legal malpractice suit, a plaintiff must exhaust all possible remedies against the third party whose transactions or occurrences with the plaintiff led to the malpractice claim.

We answer in the negative, and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Plaintiff-appellant Mary Hacker contracted to sell a tavern in Aurora to Richard...

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