Legal Opinion

Larochelle v. Cyr

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 10, 1998PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice:

[¶ 1] Plaintiff Leo Larochelle appeals from judgments entered in the Superior Court (York County, Brennan, J.) in favor of his former attorneys, defendants Stephen Hodsdon and Robert Cyr, in a legal malpractice action. Larochelle argues on appeal that the court improperly denied both his motion for judgment as a matter of law and his motion for a new trial. Finding no error, we affirm the judgments.

[¶ 2] The evidence presented at trial may be briefly summarized as follows: In 1988, Larochelle was sued by his neighbors for trespassing on their property and removing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Bay Insurance v. Ferraiolo Construction Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  2. Lewis v. KnowltonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  3. Rich v. FullerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. Taylor v. LapomardaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. Pelkey v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Darby & Darby, P. C. v. VSI International, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Budzko v. One City Center Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Maine Family Federal Credit Union v. Sun Life Assurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. Stull v. First American Title InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  5. James v. MacDonaldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998

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