SMITH v. GANZ

No. 83-865.

363 N.W.2d 526 (1985)

219 Neb. 432

Robert E. SMITH, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. James R. GANZ, Sr., Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Jacobs of Healey, Brown, Wieland, Kluender, Atwood & Jacobs, Lincoln, for appellant.

John A. Wagoner, Grand Island, for appellee.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.


WHITE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Robert E. Smith, brought suit in district court against the defendant, James R. Ganz, Sr., his former lawyer in a marriage dissolution action, for damages alleged to have been caused by the professional negligence of the defendant during that representation. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded damages of $90,000. In response to the defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, the trial court ordered...

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