Legal Opinion
Bull v. McCuskey
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 1980No. 10732PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Thompson, J.:
Dr. Charles McCuskey commenced this action against attorney Samuel Bull to recover damages for abuse of process. It was his contention that attorney Bull, acting for Catherine Doucette, instituted a malpractice suit against him for the ulterior purpose of coercing a nuisance settlement knowing that there was no basis for the claim of malpractice. A jury returned its verdict for Dr. McCuskey, awarding him $35,000 as compensatory and $50,000 as punitive damages. Bull has appealed from the judgment entered upon jury verdict and from denial of his post-trial…
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