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LAWRENCE v. GRINDE

No. 93-1663.

534 N.W.2d 414 (1995)

Larry LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. David GRINDE and Childers & Vestle, P.C., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Riley, Peter C. Riley, and Christopher L. Bruns of Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Hugo C. Burdt and Matthew J. Nagle of Lynch, Dallas, Smith & Harmon, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Considered en banc.

SNELL, Justice.

This is an action for damages claimed by plaintiff against defendant lawyer and his law firm arising out of their preparation of plaintiff's bankruptcy petition. A jury awarded plaintiff damages of $700,000 for emotional distress, and $52,000 for economic loss which included an award of $14,233.49 damages for payment of attorney fees. The defendants filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a motion for new trial. The court denied...

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