Legal Opinion
Crowe v. Bolduc
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 3, 2003No. 02-2601PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
A jury held that J.P. Bolduc was hable for close to $100,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Byron Crowe in a third-party lawsuit arising out of Bolduc’s acquisition of the assets of Crowe’s business, the Crowe Rope Company, and some other property.
Two basic arguments are urged on appeal. The first issue is whether the trial judge erred by excluding evidence and whether Bolduc is entitled to a new trial. Two rationales used to exclude the evidence — which amount to the proposition that witnesses who are lawyers are not to be subjected to cross-examination for…
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