Campagnola v. Mulholland, Minion & Roe
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mangano, J. P.
The question to be answered on this appeal is whether, as a general rule, an award of damages for legal malpractice should be reduced by the fee which the defendant attorney *156would have received had he competently handled the underlying claim. In our view, this question must be answered in the negative.
On September 19, 1984, the plaintiff Kathleen Campagnola, a school crossing guard employed by the Nassau County Police Department, was struck by an automobile and suffered personal injuries. Thereafter, she retained the defendant law firm to represent her. The…
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