# Dunn v. Westbrook

> Supreme Court of Arkansas · July 9, 1998 · 334 Ark. 83

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9654453

## Case

- **Full name:** Donald L. DUNN and Joe Cloud v. Craig WESTBROOK and Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates and Woodyard
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Arkansas
- **Decided:** July 9, 1998
- **Citations:** 334 Ark. 83; 971 S.W.2d 252; 1998 Ark. LEXIS 449
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Glaze
- **Judges:** Newbern, Glaze, Brown
- **Cited by:** 21 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that the trial court’s grant of summary judgment was the right result, even though the trial court announced a wrong reason
- affirming summary judgment to attorney in legal malpractice case alleging attorney should have included buy-out provision when revising partnership agreement because attorney was hired only to clarify ownership of a life insurance policy and not to review entire agreement
- affirming the circuit court where it reaches the right result but for the wrong reason

## Opinion text

Tom Glaze, Justice, concurring. I agree with the majority opinion, but do so solely on the rationale contained in Goldsby v. Fairley, 309 Ark. 380 , 831 S.W.2d 142 (1982), and Wright v. Compton, Prewitt, Thomas & Hickey, 315 Ark. 213 , 866 S.W.2d 387 (1993).
Brown, J., joins this opinion.

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