HALL v. KALFAYAN

No. B220320.

190 Cal.App.4th 927 (2010)

CARLYLE HALL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LAWRENCE KALFAYAN, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

December 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lapidus & Lapidus and Daniel C. Lapidus for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Waxler ♥ Carner ♥ Brodsky, Barry Z. Brodsky and Brian D. Peters for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

EPSTEIN, P.J.

In this case, we conclude that a prospective beneficiary of a will cannot maintain a cause of action for legal malpractice against the attorney who drafted the will but did not have it executed before the death of the testator.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Appellant Carlyle Hall had known Alexandra Turner since 1962 or 1963. In the late 1990's, Hall formed the belief that Ms. Turner was in need...

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