Legal Opinion
Faerber v. Cavanagh
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 11, 1990No. 88-80-AppealPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
This case comes before this court on the defendant’s appeal from a Superior Court judgment in favor of the plaintiff awarding the plaintiff $2,120.85 in legal fees owed to him plus interest and costs. The sole issue on appeal is whether the Superior Court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to file a counterclaim against the plaintiff. We affirm the trial court’s decision and deny the defendant’s appeal.
The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. Matthew J. Faerber (Faerber) initiated this contract action for legal fees on December 19, 1972. Faerber had…
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