Legal Opinion
Miami International Realty Co. v. Paynter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1988No. 86-1302PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
Miami International Realty Company (“Miami”) sued Richard T. Paynter and his law firm, Paynter & Hensick, P.C. (collectively “Paynter”), in this diversity case for attorney malpractice. After a ten day jury trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Miami, finding that Paynter had breached his professional duty to Miami thereby causing Miami to lose future profits which it otherwise would have received as the promoter of a time-share project in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado. The jury awarded $2,100,000 in damages to Miami, finding that it had lost $3,000,000 in profits…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Catherine B. Ramsey v. Charles H. Culpepper and the Farmington Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Tull v. Gundersons, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- United States v. Dennis Swingler, Jack E. Houser, Jr., Ralph W. Vicory, James D. Jahnke, Jerald W. Richardson, Larry Lee RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Noble v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1973
- First National Bank in Lamar v. CollinsColorado Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Roberts v. Holland & HartColorado Court of Appeals · 1993
- Weiszmann v. Kirkland and EllisDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1990
- Astarte, Inc. v. Pacific Industrial System, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1994
- Trans-Rim Enterprises (USA), Ltd. v. Adolph Coors Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Miami International Realty Co., Counterclaim v. Richard Paynter and Paynter & Hensick, P.C., Counterclaimants, Third Party v. Marilyn Leff, Martin Marcus, Sportsman Resort West, Inc., Saul Rudes, George Lax, Rudes & Lax, a Law Firm, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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