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McKINNON v. TIBBETTS

440 A.2d 1028 (1982)

Simon P. McKINNON v. Robert E. TIBBETTS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

February 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman & Ringer, Robert J. Ringer, Jr. (orally), Alan Sherman, Waterville, for plaintiff.

Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Malcolm L. Lyons (orally), Michael D. Seitzinger, Augusta, for defendant.

Before GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER and VIOLETTE, JJ.

VIOLETTE, Justice.

In this fraud action, plaintiff McKinnon sued his former attorney, Robert Tibbetts, for $50.00 compensatory damages1 and punitive damages. A jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $10,000.00 was returned in the trial held in Superior Court, Kennebec County. Defendant has appealed, claiming inter alia that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing plaintiff to amend his complaint, that there was...

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