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MURPHY v. SMITH

411 Mass. 133 (1991)

579 N.E.2d 165

DAVID K. MURPHY & another vs. PEIRCE B. SMITH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

October 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Taylor (David L. Taylor with him) for the plaintiffs.

Stephen J. Duggan (Matthew R. Quinn with him) for the defendant.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

LIACOS, C.J.

David K. Murphy and Sue Ellen Murphy (plaintiffs) initiated this legal malpractice action on October 13, 1987, against Attorney Peirce B. Smith (defendant) for negligently certifying good record title to a parcel of land that the plaintiffs were purchasing.2 The defendant submitted a motion to dismiss the claims against him pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 754 ...

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