Collins on Behalf of Collins v. Perrine

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Malpractice actions are not attempts to set aside the prior settlement, but are entirely separate actions to recover compensation for the negligent performance of duties.”
• measure of damages in legal malpractice suit is amount of the judgment that could have been recovered but for the attorney’s negligence in settlement of claim
• measure of damages in legal malpractice suit is amount of the judgment that could have been recovered but for the attorney's negligence in settlement of claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).