COSTA v. ALLEN

No. WD 71055.

323 S.W.3d 383 (2010)

Bernardo O. COSTA, Appellant, v. Arthur E. ALLEN, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied July 27, 2010.

Application for Transfer Denied November 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant acting pro se.

Shaun Mackelprang and Kathleen Robertson , Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.

Before LISA WHITE HARDWICK, P.J., JAMES M. SMART, JR., and ALOK AHUJA, JJ.


JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Bernardo Costa appeals the trial court's judgment dismissing his tort action for damages against the attorney representing him in his motion for post-conviction relief. Costa asserted claims of breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice. The judgment is affirmed.

Procedural Background

Costa was convicted of the first-degree statutory rape of his daughter. See State v...

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