Needham v. Hamilton

How courts have described this case

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

• holding nonclient’s claim actionable against attorney who admitted negligence in drafting of a will that omitted residuary clause — no analysis of burden on legal profession
• finding that a named residuary beneficiary was an intended beneficiary
• upholding standing in a testamentary malpractice action in which the legatee was the residuary beneficiary
• attorney owes a duty of care to intended third-party beneficiary
• “The rule requiring privity is not, however, without exception.”
• ―The rule requiring privity is not, however, without exception.‖

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).