Legal Opinion
Elaine Hicks v. George S. Mickelson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1987No. 86-5375, 86-5376PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Elaine Hicks, disappointed with the result in her divorce action, brought a legal malpractice case against her lawyer, George S. Mickelson, and now appeals from the adverse verdict. She argues that the district court 1 abused its discretion by allowing the attorneys only fifteen minutes for voir dire examination of the jury panel, that it abused its discretion in excluding evidence of the sale of her ex-husband’s business (which occurred some thirteen months after the trial of the divorce case); and she argues the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. David Collins CliffordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Moylan v. Maries CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Ronald Kaye St. PierreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Paul M. Drefke, United States of America v. Richard O. JamesonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Arnold Green v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Jimmie L. Morrison v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden and Attorney General of the State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Betty Karl v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Schmidt v. SchmidtNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
- United States v. Patricia Agatha LayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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