Legal Opinion
Caddel v. Gates
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 20, 1984No. 0347PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gardner, Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal arising from a legal malpractice action and a loss of consortium action which were consolidated for trial. The trial judge directed a verdict for the defendant in the loss of consortium action. The legal malpractice action resulted in a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $26,480.09 actual damages and $80,000.00 punitive damages. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for a trial de novo.
The facts are undisputed. Wanda A. Caddel (Mrs. Caddel) bought a lot on the intercoastal waterway in Horry County and employed attorney Larry E.…
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- Perkio v. PrunierSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
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