Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/6/1989
Pelletier v. Chouinard
Citations
- 534 N.E.2d 813
- 27 Mass. App. Ct. 92
- 1989 Mass. App. LEXIS 115
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- holding that claimant had malpractice claim once he incurred attorneys fees to ameliorate an error
- noting, however, that actual damages is an element of legal malpractice claim
- legal malpractice claim barred by statute of limitations where cause of action accrued when client suffered appreciable harm by expending additional attorney’s fees and expenses to resolve attorney’s error
- legal expenses incurred to ameliorate harm caused by negligent attorney is appreciable harm
- legal expenses incurred to ameliorate harm cause by negligent attorney is appreciable harm
- finding attorneys fees constitute appreciable harm
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Judges: Brown, Dreben, Fine
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- International Mobiles Corp. v. Corroon & Black/Fairfield & Ellis, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-09-14· cited 98×
- Frankston v. DennistonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-06-05· cited 20×
- Kennedy v. GoffsteinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-05· cited 15×
- In re the Estate of GrabowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-07-21· cited 3×
- Bigos v. CurranMassachusetts Superior Court· 2000-03-20
- Marnerakis v. LichtenMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-11-17
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Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Hendrickson v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-09· cited 260×
- Olsen v. Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-02-15· cited 130×
- Cantu v. St. Paul CompaniesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-11-03· cited 65×
- McStowe v. BornsteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-04-12· cited 55×
- Irving M. Levin, Etc. v. David R. BerleyFirst Circuit· 1984-02-24· cited 47×
- New England Trust Co. v. SpauldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-12-30· cited 29×
- Fall River Savings Bank v. CallahanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-05-01· cited 28×
- Salin v. ShalgianMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-08-09· cited 14×
- Cantor v. NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-12-17· cited 10×
- Pratt v. LamsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1880-04-19· cited 10×
- Converse v. NicholsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1909-05-22· cited 8×
- Bassett v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1900-05-18· cited 7×
- Thompson v. OwenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1924-05-22· cited 7×
- Noyes v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-06-25· cited 5×
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