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- Title: Stanley L. And Carolyn M. Watkins Trust V. Lacosta
- Author : In the Supreme Court of the State of Montana
- Release Date : January 08, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
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¶1 The Stanley L. and Carolyn M. Watkins Trust, and Steven B. Williamson, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley L. Watkins, deceased (collectively, "Appellants"), brought a legal malpractice action in the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of attorney Susan Lacosta's negligence in drafting the Trust documents and Stanley's will. The District Court granted Respondent's motion for summary judgment concluding that Appellant's action was time-barred under the three-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions and that the doctrines of res judicata , equitable estoppel and judicial estoppel barred Appellants' claim. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.