Legal Opinion
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. v. Beckett
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 15, 2004No. SC 16947; SC 16948; SC 16949PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
These appeals arise from an action filed by the plaintiff, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., a law firm, against the defendants,1 former airline pilots, seeking to recover legal fees incurred in representing the defendants in three cases. The plaintiffs third amended revised complaint alleged breach of contract (count one) and sought damages in quantum meruit (count two). The defendants filed a five count counterclaim seeking disgorgement of excessive legal fees (count one) and alleging legal malpractice (count two), intentional misrepresentation (count three), violations…
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