Coughlin v. SeRine

Defendant-counterplaintiff appeals the dismissal for failure to state a cause of action of his five-count, second amended counterclaim.

On September 18, 1984, Dennis SeRine, defendant and counter-plaintiff, met with attorney Terrance Coughlin, plaintiff and counter-defendant, and engaged him for representation with respect to a stock redemption agreement between SeRine and Richard Mandell and Republic Service Bureau, Inc. (Republic). The stock redemption agreement provided that SeRine was to be paid $1,200,000 in periodic payments over a five-year period. In consideration for those payments,…