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ESTATE OF WATKINS v. HEDMAN, HILEMAN & LACOSTA

No. 02-140.

91 P.3d 1264 (2004)

2004 MT 143

ESTATE OF Carolyn WATKINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HEDMAN, HILEMAN & LACOSTA, a General Partnership, and Susan Lacosta, Donald Hedman, and William Hileman, individuals, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Lee C. Henning, Kathy M. Burch, Henning & Keedy, P.L.L.C., Kalispell, Montana.

For Respondents: George D. Goodrich, William Evan Jones, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP, Missoula, Montana.

Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Estate of Carolyn Watkins (the Estate) brought a legal malpractice action in the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of attorney Susan Lacosta's negligence in drafting a will and trust for Carolyn and her husband. The District Court granted Respondent's motion for summary judgment concluding that the Estate's action...

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