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CLOGHER v. WINSTON AND STRAWN

No. 2 CA-CV 94-0265.

181 Ariz. 372 (1995)

891 P.2d 240

Michael CLOGHER, Montego Place Limited Partnership, Sabino-I, an Arizona General partnership, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. WINSTON AND STRAWN, Cole and Dietz, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

January 31, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Kerry, P.C., Tucson, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Johnston, Maynard, Grant and Parker, P.L.C. by Mark Van Vleet and Logan T. Johnston, Phoenix, for defendant/appellee.

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a legal malpractice action dismissed by the trial court on the basis that a partnership is not a legal entity capable of suing or being sued in its own right without naming the partners or the employees of the partnership as defendants in the lawsuit. We reverse.

The original suit in this matter was filed in 1991 in New York based upon malpractice claims against the law firm Winston and Strawn, Cole...

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