Legal Opinion
Whitney v. Buttrick
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 5, 1985No. C4-85-408PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANDALL, Judge.
Joseph Whitney (appellant) sued his attorney Asa Buttrick (respondent) for legal malpractice, as a result of respondent’s handling of the sale of appellant’s 75% interest in Imperial Developers (Imperial) to Allen Schefers, a 25% partner in Imperial. The case was tried to a jury which found respondent 75% negligent, appellant 25% negligent, but found no damages.
Appellant moved for a Schwartz hearing, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or a new trial. Appellant claimed the court erred in excluding rebuttal testimony on damages by his expert, Thomas Krenn, and in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hill v. Okay Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Cornfeldt v. TongenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Mrs. Bessie Reppond Murphy, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Earl Mohon v. Magnolia Electric Power AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Langeland v. Farmers State Bank of TrimontSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Quill v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Melin v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Cunningham v. Leisure InnNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
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