MURRAY v. ROSS-DOVE CO., INC.

No. 95-1104.

72 F.3d 1 (1995)

John P. MURRAY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROSS-DOVE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Duffy, with whom Michael P. Defanti and Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Providence, RI, were on brief, for plaintiffs.

Michael B. Waitzkin, with whom Russell M. Frank, Robert S. Whitman, Nussbaum & Wald, Washington, DC, Marc C. Hadden and Gidley, Sarli & Marusak, Providence, RI, were on brief, for defendant.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, and CYR and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In its second appearance before this court, this case involves an attempt by investors who invested several millions into a failing company to recover their losses from the appraisal company on whose valuation they relied. Because the amount awarded by the jury may have been the result of a misapprehension of the nature of joint tortfeasor liability aided by an incomplete and therefore misleading jury instruction, we reverse and remand for a new trial...

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