Rhone v. Bolden

How courts have described this case

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• holding that trial court erred in denying attorneys’ motion for summary judgment as to legal-malpractice claim when evidence demanded a finding that no attorney-client relationship existed between plaintiff and defendants
• rejecting nomenclature of “criminal” contempt assigned by trial court where court had not punished appellants for their past deeds, but only held them in contempt until they performed certain remedial acts
• we consider the substance of the trial court’s order when reviewing whether the order held the party in criminal or civil contempt
• order denying summary judgment was properly raised on cross-appeal, where order was issued after appellants’ notice of appeal was filed but prior to timely notice of cross-appeal
• “The five elements of fraud and deceit are: (1) false representation made by defendant; (2) scienter; (3) intention to induce plaintiff to act or refrain from acting in reliance by plaintiff; (4) justifiable reliance by plaintiff; and (5) damage to plaintiff.”

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