Legal Opinion
Catullo v. Metzner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 1987No. Nos. 86-2099, 86-2100PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
These are two separate but related appeals. No. 86-2100 concerns an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in contravention of the provisions of a court-approved settlement agreement. Defendant contests special jury verdicts on the bases of res judica-ta and the erroneous exclusion of evidence at trial. In No. 86-2099, the attorneys for plaintiff Joseph Catullo seek reversal of the denial of attorney’s fees by the district court. Analysis requires a detailed exposition of the facts leading to the dispute.
I. Background
Early in 1983, plaintiff Joseph Catullo approached defendant…
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