· 4/15/1884
Dinwiddie v. Jacobs
Citations
- 82 Mo. 195
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- noting that, since the consequences of legal malpractice frequently involve “hypothetical questions,” in the event that “damages cannot be measured precisely, they can be estimated”
- upholding dismissal of legal malpractice claim for counsel’s failure to procure court approval of a motion for a special marital master because plaintiff failed to “postulate any harm” that resulted
- causation is not for jury where reasonable minds can not differ on the outcome
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Judges: Ewing
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