RUSSO v. GRIFFIN

No. 83-462.

510 A.2d 436 (1986)

Anthony J. RUSSO and J.A. Russo Paving, Inc. v. H. Vaughn GRIFFIN, Jr. and Griffin & Griffin, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plante, Richards, Terino & Hanley, P.C., White River Junction, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lisa Chalidze of Dick, Hackel & Hull, Rutland, for defendants-appellees.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, PECK, GIBSON and HAYES, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

This is a legal malpractice action. The trial court found for defendants, H. Vaughn Griffin, Jr. and Griffin & Griffin, Ltd., and entered judgment on their behalf. Plaintiff, J.A. Russo Paving, Inc., appealed. We reverse.

Sometime during the 1930's Joseph Russo established a paving business in Rutland, Vermont. In 1975, Mr. Russo decided to turn the business over to his two sons, Anthony (Tony) and Francis (Frank). They approached defendant...

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