Legal Opinion
Miller v. Scannell
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided October 8, 1997PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoven, J.
This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. RADA, Rule 8A expedited appeal by the plaintiff of the denial of his motion to extend the time for filing a notice of appeal.
The action arises out of claim for the defendant’s alleged legal malpractice in negligently representing the plaintiff's mother’s estate by making false representations to the plaintiff as to the filing of an inheritance tax return. When the plaintiff discovered that no tax return had in fact been filed, he filed the return independently and incurred additional penalties and interest in the amount of $12,978.65.
The defendant filed a Mass. R.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Mailer v. MailerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Bernard v. United Brands Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. Healy Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
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