De La Maria v. Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy

ORDER OF COURT

MOYE, Chief Judge.

The above-styled action is before the Court on the defendants’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. After an exhaustive review of over 200 pages of briefs, the trial transcript, and the relevant case law, this Court concludes that it must grant the defendants’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In December, 1978, the plaintiff, Eduardo De La Maria, engaged defendant Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, (Powell, Goldstein), to render certain legal services to him in…