RUFFALO v. PATTERSON

Docket No. B056202.

234 Cal.App.3d 341 (1991)

285 Cal. Rptr. 647

HELEN H. RUFFALO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PAUL S. PATTERSON, Defendant and Respondent.

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

September 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Lawrence D. Rohlfing for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Ralph M. Monkarsh and Jerrold S. Gross for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

DANIELSON, Acting P.J.

Plaintiff and appellant Helen H. Ruffalo appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant and respondent Paul S. Patterson, in an action for damages for legal malpractice. We reverse the judgment.

FACTS

In her first amended complaint, plaintiff alleged she retained defendant to represent her in a proceeding for dissolution of her marriage; defendant knew or should have known...

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