Williams v. Barber

765 P.2d 887 (1988)

Dalvin J. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

James N. BARBER, Martin Verhoef, and David E. Yocom, partners in the law firm of Barber, Verhoef & Yocom, Defendants and Appellees.

No. 20893.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 28, 1988.

Eric Taylor, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff and appellant.

James N. Barber, Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellees.

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Appellant Dalvin J. Williams appeals from a judgment of the trial court awarding him damages for the legal malpractice of appellee James N. Barber, contending that the award is inadequate.

This legal…