Raymond, Colesar, Glaspy & Huss, P.C. v. Allied Capital Corporation

POWELL, Associate Justice:

The question presented in this diversity case is whether the district court correctly instructed the jury with respect to the law of quantum meruit. As we find no error in the court’s instructions, we affirm the judgment below.

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Appellant is Allied Capital Corporation (Allied), a venture capital firm. Appellee is Raymond, Colesar, Glaspy & Huss, P.C. (Raymond, Colesar), an accounting firm located in Richmond, Virginia. In January 1990, Allied requested Raymond, Colesar to perform an audit, among other services, for a small Maine company in which Allied had invested…