California Court of Appeal

A lawyer retained to provide testamentary legal services to a testator or grantor does not owe a duty to a third party beneficiary where the extension of that duty could improperly compromise the lawyer's primary duty of undivided loyalty.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2004
• Published 11/01/2004

Judges

• VOGEL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrews & Hensleigh and Joseph Andrews, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robie & Matthai, Edith R. Matthai and Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.