Lange v. Marshall

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment based upon a jury verdict against him in the amount of $74,000. Plaintiff’s action was based upon the alleged negligence of defendant as a lawyer in his representation of her in the dissolution of her marriage.

Defendant was a close personal friend of plaintiff and her former husband, Ralph Lange. When the couple reached a decision to terminate their twenty-five year old marriage, each separately approached defendant. He advised each that he would not represent one against the other, but that if they could agree on the terms of their dissolution,…