Nesvig v. Nesvig

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Richard Nesvig appealed from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict dismissing his action against Gordon Nesvig for breach of a fiduciary duty. We hold the jury instructions and special verdict erroneously limited the jury’s consideration of Richard Nesvig’s claims for legal malpractice and breach of a fiduciary duty. We reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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[¶ 2] Richard Nesvig, a self-employed farmer living near Buxton, North Dakota, was severely injured in a 1984 automobile accident in Traill County. Gordon Nesvig, Richard Nesvig’s cousin…