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HELMBRECHT v. ST. PAUL INS. CO.

No. 82-1894.

117 Wis.2d 74 (1983)

343 N.W.2d 132

Jeanette HELMBRECHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY and Raymond Colwin, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of John H. Correll of Milwaukee.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Menn, Nelson, Sharratt, Teetaert & Beisenstein, Ltd., of Appleton.

Before Foley, P.J., Dean and Cane, JJ.

FOLEY, P.J.

Jeanette Helmbrecht appeals the trial court's dismissal of her malpractice claim against Raymond Colwin, her former attorney. Although a jury found that Colwin was negligent in representing Helmbrecht in her divorce action, the trial court rejected the verdict, concluding that the evidence did not prove either negligence or damage. Because the evidence proved both negligence and damage, we reverse the trial court's dismissal of Helmbrecht's complaint....

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