Quezada v. Hart
67 Cal. App. 3d 754 ·
California Court of Appeal · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that the trial court properly awarded damages for the value of the lost property in a legal malpractice action where the plaintiffs would have prevailed on a constructive trust theory in the underlying quiet title action, but that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in an action for attorney negligence absent intentional malfeasance or bad faith.
Statutes construed
- CCP § 469
- CIV § 3333
- PROB § 90