Supreme Court of Rhode Island April 26, 1999, 98-28-Appeal (Cerberus Partners, L.P. v. Gadsby & Hannah)

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

This case comes before us on the plaintiffs’ appeal from a Superior Court judgment granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We are called upon to determine the validity of the voluntary assignment of a legal malpractice claim as part of a commercial transaction.

The plaintiffs in this action, Cerberus Partners, L.P., Chase Manhattan Bank, D.K.