Franch v. Ankney

CHASANOW, Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in striking the testimony of two *354expert witnesses in an attorney malpractice case on the ground that the experts’ opinions were based on an erroneous interpretation of Maryland law. We hold that the judge’s ruling did not constitute an abuse of discretion.

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This appeal stems from an attorney malpractice action brought in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in 1988 by Respondent Lottie Ankney (Ankney) against William A. Franch (Franch), Petitioner, alleging negligence in Franch’s…