(Download) "Carlson v. Morton" by Supreme Court of Montana * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Carlson v. Morton
- Author : Supreme Court of Montana
- Release Date : January 24, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
Description
Plaintiff appeals an order of the District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District granting a directed verdict to defendant Morton. The plaintiff had sued Morton alleging that he had been negligent in handling certain legal matters for the plaintiff and had misrepresented his interests. The attorney for the plaintiff notified the court and the defendant when the matter came on for trial January 19, 1987 that he would not be calling an expert witness, as he had stated at pretrial conference. Plaintiffs attorney then made his opening - Page 235 statement, at the end of which, the defendant made a motion to dismiss the case for failure to provide expert testimony. Both sides briefed the question to the court. The court then heard arguments and entered an order under Rule 50, M.R.Civ.P., dismissing the case.