Legal Opinion

Robertson v. Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 6, 1989PublishedCited by 174 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.

The plaintiff, Michael S. Robertson, claims that the law firm Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett (Gaston Snow) is liable to him for malpractice, misrepresentation, and a violation of G. L. c. 93A. The malpractice and misrepresentation counts were tried to a jury. In answering special questions the jury found that: (1) there was an attorney-client relationship between the plaintiff and Gaston Snow; (2) Gaston Snow failed to exercise reasonable care in representing the plaintiff, (3) Gaston Snow’s negligence proximately caused the plaintiff to lose his employment; (4) Gaston Snow intentionally or…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Barrett Associates, Inc. v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
  2. Hartmann v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
  3. Page v. FrazierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. DeVaux v. American Home Assurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  5. Marion v. Coffran v. Hitchcock Clinic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by174 opinions

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