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Crookham v. Riley

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 23, 1998No. 96-1930PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Attorney Peter Riley (Peter) and the Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C. (Riley law firm) (collectively Riley) appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding Carter Crookham (Carter) $161,000 in damages for legal malpractice, from the court’s order setting aside a judgment entry upon a jury verdict awarding the Riley law firm $86,000 in damages for breach of a contingent fee contract, and from the court’s denial of post-trial motions. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

In 1976 Carter invested $65,000 in Musca-tine Lighting Manufacturing Co., later known as…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. GilbertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Goodley v. Wank & Wank, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
  3. Ryan v. KanneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Carolan v. HillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  4. Seastrom v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Leeann Mitchell, Individually, and on Behalf of D.E., Her Minor Child v. Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013

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