MELLER v. BARTLETT

No. 88-138.

580 A.2d 484 (1990)

Jeffrey B. MELLER v. A. Barbara BARTLETT.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied July 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Neill and Crawford, Burlington, and Paul L. Reiber of Abell, Kenlan, Schwiebert & Hall, Rutland, for plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas J. Donovan, Burlington, and Michael Rose (on the brief), St. Albans, for defendant-appellant.

Before PECK, GIBSON and MORSE, JJ.


PECK, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment, after a trial by jury, in favor of plaintiff in an action to recover legal fees. In the trial court, defendant claimed that plaintiff had not provided competent representation, and violated his fiduciary duty by withdrawing as counsel before resolution of her case. We affirm.

Plaintiff first represented defendant's husband, who had been charged with arson. Before that charge was dropped, defendant retained...

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