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HIZEY v. CARPENTER

No. 58402-8.

119 Wn.2d 251 (1992)

830 P.2d 646

GORDON N. HIZEY, ET AL, Appellants, v. TIMOTHY W. CARPENTER, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Gould and Theodore D. Silva, for appellants.

Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S., by Nancy K. McCoid, for respondents.

DOLLIVER, J.

In an action for legal malpractice, plaintiffs attempted to apprise the jury of the former Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) and the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) through expert testimony and jury instructions. The trial court excluded reference to the CPR and the RPC, through either an expert's mention of them or their use as jury instructions. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants.

Plaintiffs appealed the trial...

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