Dubreuil v. Witt

Opinion

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether, in this legal malpractice action tried to the court, the trial court’s knowledge of the standard of care and of what constitutes a breach of that standard obviated the plaintiffs burden to present expert testimony regarding the defendant’s breach of the standard of care. The named defendant, Otto P. Witt, 1 appeals, following our grant of certification, 2 from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial court’s judgment for the plaintiffs, Alphonse T. Dubreuil and Marilyn B. Dubreuil, 3 rendered after a trial to the court.…