LEAK-GILBERT v. FAHLE

No. 97,540.

55 P.3d 1054 (2002)

2002 OK 66

Aleecia LEAK-GILBERT and Dolcie Leak, Plaintiffs, v. Pauline FAHLE, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

July 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Heefner, Kirk Olson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiffs.

John B. Hayes, Robert D. Dennis, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant.


KAUGER, J:

¶ 1 We are asked to answer two questions: 1) whether, in the absence of a specific request by the client, an attorney owes a duty to the client or to the beneficiaries named in the client's will to conduct an investigation into the client's heirs independent of, or in addition to, the information provided by the client; and 2) whether the residual beneficiaries under a decedent's will have a cause of action...

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