West v. Nodvin

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, Thomas B. West, appeals the order of the trial court granting judgment to appellee, Marvin P. Nodvin, “upon a jury verdict along with all orders granted prior thereto.”

Both appellant and appellee are attorneys. This suit was filed on August 15, 1984, in two counts, one in contract and one in tort (fraud); the complaint was subsequently amended to pray inter alia for punitive damages in the amount of “not less than $25,000.”

This suit in essence was based on averments that appellant contracted, with intent to defraud, for certain legal services of an original value of…