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WEST v. JAYNE

No. 90-1859.

484 N.W.2d 186 (1992)

George WEST, Appellee, v. Steven C. JAYNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton G. Salmons of Austin, Gaudineer, Austin, Salmons & Swanson, Des Moines, for appellant.

Toby Swanson of Toby Swanson, P.C., Des Moines, and Emil Trott, Jr., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice

A suspended lawyer, George West, brings a breach of contract suit against a former associate lawyer, Steven C. Jayne, seeking damages for a percentage of fees collected by Jayne and for punitive damages. The trial court awarded West a judgment for most of the fees he sought but refused to award him punitive damages. Jayne appeals and challenges the trial court's award of damages. West cross-appeals claiming...

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