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SALLEY v. CHILDS

541 A.2d 1297 (1988)

Franklin SALLEY v. Dana CHILDS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Bickerman (orally), Sumner H. Lipman, Lipman & Katz, Augusta, for plaintiff.

Stephen C. Whiting (orally), Hewes, Douglas, Whiting & Quinn, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The plaintiff, Franklin Salley, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, awarding him damages of $5,500, plus interest and costs, for the pecuniary loss caused by the legal malpractice of defendant Dana Childs, a practicing attorney. We agree with Salley's contention that the Superior Court erred in concluding as a matter of law that Salley was not entitled to additional damages for the emotional distress and reputational...

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