Legal Opinion

Quad City Bank & Trust, plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant v. Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided February 25, 2015No. 13-2025PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMullins, J.

The law firm of Elderkin & Pirnie (the law firm) appeals the judgment entered in this legal malpractice action brought by the firm’s former client, Quad City Bank & Trust (the bank). The law firm claims the evidence offered by the bank was insufficient on a number of elements to sustain the bank’s burden of proof. It also claims .the .court erred in granting the bank’s motion for additur. The bank cross-appeals claiming the court erred in denying its requests to recover the attorney fees it paid to the law firm for prosecuting the underlying case. Because we find the evidence sufficient and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  2. Jones v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  3. John Kohl & Co. PC v. Dearborn & EwingTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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