FITZGERALD v. CONGLETON

No. 86-558.

583 A.2d 595 (1990)

Judy W. FITZGERALD v. William G. CONGLETON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Watson, Burlington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Paradis, Coombs & Fitzpatrick, Essex Junction, for defendant-appellee.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK, GIBSON and DOOLEY, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


GIBSON, Justice.

Plaintiff, Judy W. Fitzgerald, appeals from a decision of the trial court that her claim for legal malpractice was barred by 12 V.S.A. § 512(4). We hold that plaintiff's claim is not barred in its entirety, and, accordingly, reverse.

I.

On September 28, 1981, attorney William G. Congleton, defendant, was paid a retainer to represent plaintiff and her husband in a juvenile proceeding in which the State alleged that their son...

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