BULL v. McCUSKEY

No. 10732.

615 P.2d 957 (1980)

Samuel T. BULL, Appellant, v. Charles F. McCUSKEY, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson, Belaustegui & Robison, Reno, for appellant.

Echeverria & Osborne, Chartered, and Nathan M. Jenkins, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Dr. Charles McCuskey commenced this action against attorney Samuel Bull to recover damages for abuse of process. It was his contention that attorney Bull, acting for Catherine Doucette, instituted a malpractice suit against him for the ulterior purpose of coercing a nuisance settlement knowing that there was no basis for the claim of malpractice. A jury returned its verdict for Dr. McCuskey...

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