Legal Opinion
Colucci v. Rosen, Goldberg, Slavet, Levenson & Wekstein, P.C.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 2, 1987No. 86-1202PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
The plaintiffs brought an action in the Superior Court against the defendants, a lawyer and his law firm, alleging malpractice in the handling of an application for a temporary restraining order. The case was tried to a jury. The jury returned a general verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded damages. The defendants have appealed from the denial of their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.3 We reverse.
*108On the basis of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the jury could have found the following facts. In September, 1977, the plaintiffs purchased an “interest” in a restaurant in Cambridge owned…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fishman v. BrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Service Publications, Inc. v. GovermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Sullivan v. O'CONNORMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Pongonis v. SaabMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Glidden v. TerranovaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Zabin v. PicciottoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- Atlas Tack Corp. v. DonabedMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Clark v. RoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Meyer v. WagnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Sierra Fria Corp. v. Donald J. Evans, P.C.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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