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BURTON v. MERRILL

612 A.2d 862 (1992)

Norman BURTON v. Lawrence MERRILL.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Mitchell (orally), Jim Mitchell and Jed Davis, P.A., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Vernon I. Arey (orally), Wheeler & Arey, Waterville, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and COLLINS, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Defendant Lawrence Merrill, an attorney, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Smith, J.) following a jury trial. The jury found Merrill liable to plaintiff Norman Burton for professional negligence, and by a general verdict awarded Burton damages of $50,376. Merrill contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury's conclusion that he committed legal malpractice and was also insufficient...

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