Legal Opinion
Stephen M. Stewart v. B. Vandenburg Hall
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1985No. 83-2211PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge.
Hall, an attorney, appeals from a judgment entered against him after a jury found him liable for legal malpractice and awarded the plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages. Finding that the case was not tried on the proper theory of malpractice and, additionally, that this constituted fundamental error, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for a new trial on the proper theory.
The plaintiff sued Hall on the theory that Hall negligently represented the plaintiff in a child custody matter and in so doing intentionally concealed from his client, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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