Legal Opinion
Frank M. McDermott, Ltd. v. Moretz
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1990No. 88-3671PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMALKIN, District Judge:
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of an aviations expert, Frank M. McDermott, in his diversity action against attorney J. Douglas Moretz (and his law firm) on an account stated, relating to McDermott’s performance of expert-witness services for Moretz in connection with the latter’s prosecution of an unrelated civil case.
This action was commenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on July 20, 1987. It was answered after an extension had been granted on September 9, 1987, together with a motion to change the venue…
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