Legal Opinion
Bent v. Green
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided June 24, 1983No. FILE No. 1254PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
The plaintiff commenced this action to recover fees for legal and financial services rendered to the defendant at his request. The defendant denied having hired the plaintiff, denied the value of the services alleged by the plaintiff and further claimed by way of special defense that “[t]he opinion, proffered by the plaintiff, was so ill-advised that the defendant deemed it a rip-off.”
The matter was tried to a jury which returned a general verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict claiming that the court erred in its charge to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Helvering v. CliffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Fitzmaurice v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- DuBose v. CarabettaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Console v. NickouSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Davis v. MargolisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Grayson v. Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & KurianskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Cleckner v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Williams v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Wastvedt v. VaalerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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