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RUDEN v. JENK

No. 94-1708.

543 N.W.2d 605 (1996)

Gertrude RUDEN and Rosella Jasper, Appellants, v. Tom JENK d/b/a Tom Jenk, Attorney at Law, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Sheehy of Shea Law Offices, Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

James R. Hellman and Carolyn A. Rafferty of Dutton, Braun, Staack, Hellman & Iversen, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Gertrude Ruden and Rosella Jasper filed a legal malpractice action against Tom Jenk asserting that he had breached the standard of care as their attorney regarding their property rights and potential remedies in securing those rights while handling the estate of their deceased brother. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Jenk holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of legal malpractice. We affirm....

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