Legal Opinion
Russo v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 28, 1986No. 83-462PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
This is a legal malpractice action. The trial court found for defendants, H. Vaughn Griffin, Jr. and Griffin & Griffin, Ltd., and entered judgment on their behalf. Plaintiff, J. A. Russo Paving, Inc., appealed. We reverse.
Sometime during the 1930’s Joseph Russo established a paving business in Rutland, Vermont. In 1975, Mr. Russo decided to turn the business over to his two sons, Anthony (Tony) and Francis (Frank). They approached defendant Griffin, a lawyer in the Rut-land area, to help them with the process of incorporation. As their attorney, defendant Griffin drew up the corporate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Shilkret v. Annapolis Emergency Hospital Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Cook, Flanagan & Berst v. ClausingWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Feil v. WishekNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1971
- Ramp v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Estate of Fleming v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- In Re GregaSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- Moore v. LubnauWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
- In Re PernickaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Chapman v. BearfieldTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
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