Atkinson v. Whipple

After trial without jury the court awarded to plaintiffs (Whipple) the demand of their complaint which alleged defendant (Atkinson) was indebted to them “for work in the nature of accounting services performed . . . for said defendant at said defendant’s special instance and request, at various times and days between June 1, 1969 and August 27, 19691 . . The case turns on the rationale underlying the trial judge’s ruling excluding proffered opinion testimony attempting to establish that all services rendered by plaintiffs, including those rendered prior to June 1, 1969, were worth less than…