Legal Opinion
Bull v. Pinkham Engineering Assocs., Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 21, 2000No. 98-431PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
This appeal concerns a lawsuit in which landowners allege that the engineering firm they hired breached its duty to properly survey their proposed residential subdivision, thereby causing them to incur legal fees in a related lawsuit and to lose an opportunity to develop a portion of their property. Following an evidentiary hearing, the superior court awarded plaintiffs John Bull and Melinda Hinsdale (formerly Bull) $55,000 in lost profits and $15,391 in attorney’s fees and expenses for defending the prior related claim. Defendant Pinkham Engineering Associates, Inc. appeals that judgment,…
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