Helmbrecht v. St. Paul Insurance

Jeanette Helmbrecht appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her malpractice claim against Raymond Colwin, her former attorney. Although a jury found that Colwin was negligent in representing Helm-brecht in her divorce action, the trial court rejected the verdict, concluding that the evidence did not prove either negligence or damage. Because the evidence proved both negligence and damage, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of Helmbrecht’s complaint. We cannot, however, affirm the jury’s damage award, and a new jury cannot retry only the damage question. We therefore remand this matter to…