SCOGNAMILLO v. OLSEN

No. 87CA1489.

795 P.2d 1357 (1990)

Peter SCOGNAMILLO and Harry Faircloth, Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Robert E. OLSEN, individually and as partner of Olsen & Guardi; and Olsen & Guardi, a partnership, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Division II.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1990.

Certiorari Denied August 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor & Hannan, Paul G. Goss, Marianne K. Lizza, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant Peter Scognamillo.

Radetsky & Shapiro, P.C., Jennifer L. Donaldson, Jay Stuart Radetsky, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant Harry Faircloth.

Rothgerber, Appel, Powers & Johnson, James R. Everson, Mark Spitalnik, Joseph E. Kovarik, JoAnn L. Vogt, Denver, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee Robert E. Olsen.

Hall & Evans, Edward H. Widmann, Barbara Green, Malcolm S. Mead, Denver, Whittman & McCord, Sherwin V. Wittman II, Colorado Springs, Whittman & McCord, Cynthia J. Hyman, Denver, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee Olsen & Guardi, a partnership.


Opinion by Judge SMITH.

In this legal malpractice action, defendants, attorney Robert E. Olsen (Olsen) individually, and the law firm of Olsen and Guardi, appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff Peter Scognamillo, $200,187.49, and plaintiff Harry Faircloth, $615,052.40. Both plaintiffs cross-appeal a reduction in their judgments based on a finding of comparative negligence and the court's order reducing each verdict by $27,000. Plaintiff...

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