The Jackson State Bank, a Wyoming Banking Corporation, and Maurice E. Miles v. Floyd R. King

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Maurice E. Miles appeals from a judgment entered following a jury trial in this legal malpractice action. In Miles’ complaint, the malpractice allegations were broken down into separate claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and negligence. All three claims went to the jury. The jury returned a verdict assessing fault at thirty-five percent for Miles and defendant King, respectively, and thirty percent to a third party. The district court then entered judgment for King based on its determination that Wyoming’s comparative negligence statute,…