· 11/24/1987
Carlson v. Morton
Citations
- 745 P.2d 1133
- 229 Mont. 234
- 44 State Rptr. 1929
- 1987 Mont. LEXIS 1062
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that reference to rules of professional conduct are not sufficient to show a violation of the standard of care in the absence of expert proof
- discussing legal malpractice, and determining that expert testimony is required to establish that attorney departed from prevalent standard of care
- discussing legal malpractice, and determining that expert testimony is required to establish that attorney departed from prevalent standard of care
- whether a lawyer breached the applicable standard of care in a legal malpractice suit required expert testimony
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Judges: Harrison, Turnage, Gulbrandson, Sheehy, Weber, Hunt, McDonough
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