ADMIRAL MERCHANTS v. O'CONNOR & HANNAN

No. C1-92-76.

494 N.W.2d 261 (1992)

ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., et al., Appellants, v. O'CONNOR & HANNAN, Kirkland & Ellis, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Levine, Peter M. Lancaster, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, for appellants.

James S. Simonson, John M. Nichols, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, for respondent O'Connor & Hannan.

John D. French, Elizabeth L. Taylor, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, for respondent Kirkland & Ellis.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


KEITH, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises directly from a summary judgment granted by the Hennepin County District Court to defendant law firms, O'Connor & Hannan (O & H) and Kirkland & Ellis (K & E), in a legal malpractice action brought by Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc. (Admiral Merchants) and Leamington Co. (Leamington).

We believe there are material facts in dispute as to whether or not O & H's and/or K & E's failure to request...

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