Glidden v. Terranova

The plaintiffs Glidden, husband and wife, brought suit against the defendant Terranova, an attorney, alleging several claims in tort and contract arising from the defendant’s representation of them in a prior legal proceeding. The plaintiffs had been sued in District Court by a real estate broker seeking to recover a commission earned in the sale of the plaintiffs’ home. They now contend that the defendant promised to represent them and remove the action to the Superior Court for a jury trial, and that the defendant’s failure to do so resulted in default judgments and, in subsequent…