Legal Opinion
Dalo v. Kivitz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 7, 1991No. 90-712PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises from a judgment for legal malpractice in favor of appellant David D. Dalo against his attorneys, appel-lees Kivitz and Liptz. Dalo challenges the refusal of the trial court, as trier of fact, to award him attorney’s fees as damages, punitive damages, and certain compensatory damages. 1 Only the third claim has merit, necessitating a partial remand for further proceedings.
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During the summer of 1988 Dalo, a real estate developer, negotiated a real estate contract to purchase property in the District of Columbia known as “Greystone” for $3,765,000.…
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