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PATTERSON v. SWARR, MAY, SMITH & ANDERSON

No. 89-436.

473 N.W.2d 94 (1991)

238 Neb. 911

Ronald PATTERSON and Carol Patterson, Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. SWARR, MAY, SMITH & ANDERSON, a Professional Corporation, et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Patrick and David W. Griffith of Williams, Trine, Greenstein & Griffith, P.C., Boulder, Colo., for appellants.

John W. Wilke and Clark J. Vanskiver of Sodoro, Daly & Sodoro, Omaha, for appellees.

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

FAHRNBRUCH, Justice.

Complaining that the trial court erred in granting the defendant lawyers a new trial, the appellants, Ronald Patterson and his wife, Carol Patterson, request that this court reinstate a $1,114,600 legal malpractice jury verdict in their favor.

In their petition, the Pattersons alleged that the defendant attorneys negligently represented them in their chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

After the jury verdict was returned, the...

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