Vandermay v. Clayton

Plaintiffs appeal from a directed verdict for defendant in this legal malpractice action. They assert, first, that the trial court improperly excluded the testimony of their expert witness on the ground that the expert was not qualified to give an opinion about whether defendant’s actions were consistent with the applicable standard of care and, second, that several of their specifications of negligence did not require the support of expert testimony. We hold that expert testimony was not necessary as to one of plaintiffs’ specifications and therefore reverse.

The plaintiff corporation owned…