Legal Opinion

Young v. Rutkin

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided September 9, 2003No. AC 23239PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WEST, J.

The plaintiff, Richard Young, appeals from the judgment of the trial court directing a verdict for *356the defendant, Arnold Rutkin, an attorney, in this legal malpractice action. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) held that his expert witnesses were not qualified to offer opinion evidence and (2) directed the verdict when the evidence was sufficient for submission to the jury even in the absence of expert testimony. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are necessary to our resolution of the plaintiffs appeal. The defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. MargolisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  2. Fitzmaurice v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
  3. Grayson v. Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & KurianskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  4. State v. HenryConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  5. Pearl v. NelsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

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