· 12/20/1990
Hall v. Nichols
Citations
- 400 S.E.2d 901
- 184 W. Va. 466
- 1990 W. Va. LEXIS 255
How courts have described this case
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- distinguishing a legal malpractice claim sounding in contract from a legal malpractice claim sounding in tort
- “Only when the breach pertains specifically to the ‘terms of the contract without any reference to the legal duties imposed by law upon the [attorney/client] relationship ... 'is the cause of action contractual in nature.’ ” (alterations in original
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Judges: Workman
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