CROOKALL v. DAVIS, PUNELLI, KEATHLEY & WILLARD

No. B112896.

77 Cal.Rptr.2d 250 (1998)

65 Cal.App.4th 1048

Charles E. CROOKALL, Plaintiff and appellant, v. DAVIS, PUNELLI, KEATHLEY & WILLARD et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1998.

Review Denied November 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lebovits & David, Moses Lebovits, Los Angeles, and Kristal M. Bowman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Wilson, Kenna & Borys, Lawrence Borys and Christopher A. Kanjo, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Law Offices of David M. Harney, David M. Harney, Los Angeles, and Thomas Kallay.

Murchison & Cumming, Richard D. Newman and Dan L. Longo, Santa Ana, for Defendants and Respondents Davis, Punelli, Keathley & Willard, Eric Davis, Frank Punelli, and Jim Keathley, Newport Beach.


EPSTEIN, Associate Justice.

Charles E. Crookall appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of his former attorneys in his action for legal malpractice. The issue on appeal is whether there is a triable issue of material fact as to negligence by respondent attorneys in failing to raise the defense of the anti-deficiency judgment statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 580b, in the underlying action. The seller of the subject property sold the property, taking...

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