GENERAL CAR & TRUCK v. LANE & WATERMAN

No. 95-898.

557 N.W.2d 274 (1996)

GENERAL CAR & TRUCK LEASING SYSTEM, INC., Appellant, v. LANE & WATERMAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Ward Reynoldson of Reynoldson, Van Werden, Kimes, Reynoldson, Lloyd & Cheers, L.L.P., Osceola, Michael T. Hannafan and Cory A. Johnson of Michael T. Hannafan & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, and G. Trent Marquis of Klockau, McCarthy, Ellison & Marquis, Rock Island, Illinois, for appellant.

H. Richard Smith and David Swinton of Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie, Smith & Allbee, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

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


TERNUS, Justice.

Plaintiff, General Car & Truck Leasing System, Inc., sought the assistance of defendant, Lane & Waterman, in applying for and renewing the registration of its service mark. This registration was later canceled due to misrepresentations made in supporting affidavits signed by General Car officers. General Car brought this legal malpractice action to recover consequential damages, claiming the untrue statements in the affidavits were made at...

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