Opinion ID: 2570766
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure to attach the affidavit of Gary Evans, CPA regarding the summary judgment motion before Judge Burdick

Text: The Jordans assert that attorney Beeks's failure to submit the affidavit of Gary Evans, CPA was error, which led inevitably to the Jordans losing the shareholder litigation. They contend that the Evans affidavit would have provided testimony from a disinterested party who was present at the formation of the shareholders' agreement and whose testimony would have illuminated the parties' agreement and created an issue of fact regarding the agreement. The district court concluded that the facts surrounding the June 17, 1994, shareholders' meeting were not in dispute and that Evans' testimony would have raised no issue of fact that would have altered Judge Burdick's decision on the enforceability of the agreement. Clearly, Evans was not competent to testify as to the intent of the parties to be bound by the agreement reached at the shareholders' meeting, and there were no facts presented that addressed the specific question of Greg Anderson's intent. We agree with the district court that testimony from Evans was cumulative and unnecessary for purposes of corroboration. We conclude that the district court did not err in holding that the failure to submit the affidavit of Gary Evans was not negligent conduct on the part of attorney Beeks.