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Waton v. Feder

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 17, 2006
927 So. 2d 1086 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 4D05-2513.

May 17, 2006.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Robert B. Carney, Judge; L.T. Case No. 02-10814(14).

Andrew L. Salvage of Andrew L. Salvage, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert L. Teitler of Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder Carson, LLP., Miami, for appellee.


We reverse the summary judgment in favor of defendant in this legal malpractice action. We find there are triable issues of fact in regard to the claim that defendant was negligent in failing to advise plaintiff of her rights as a spouse under Florida law. In particular we reject defendant's argument that plaintiff could not demonstrate any damages without proving that her husband would have married her without the antenuptial agreement. Had she been properly advised, she might not have married him with the agreement in question. Neither does the doctrine of collateral estoppel apply, because the parties to this litigation are not the same as those in the dissolution of marriage case, from which defendant argues certain facts, asserting they cannot be relitigated in this action.

Reversed.

STONE, POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Waton v. Feder

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 17, 2006
927 So. 2d 1086 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Waton v. Feder

Case Details

Full title:Danielle WATON, Appellant, v. Lawrence H. FEDER, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 17, 2006

Citations

927 So. 2d 1086 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

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