Vandermay v. Clayton

In this legal malpractice action, the question is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the ground that, without expert testimony, the jury could not have found that defendant had been negligent. The Court of Appeals held that expert testimony was not necessary and reversed the trial court. Vander-may v. Clayton, 147 Or App 95, 935 P2d 1221 (1997). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

We review the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict for errors of law, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff, 1 the party…