(DOWNLOAD) "Feld and Sons v. Pechner" by Superior Court of Pennsylvania " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Feld and Sons v. Pechner
- Author : Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 25, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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This is an appeal from an order sustaining appellees preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer and dismissing appellants complaint in trespass and assumpsit. Appellees were appellants lawyers in a labor dispute. In proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the individual appellants committed perjury, falsified exhibits, and offered a potential witness against them a bribe not to testify. As a result they were convicted of a federal crime, and were fined and placed on probation. Appellants allege that they engaged in this criminal conduct on the advice and with the assistance of appellees, and they seek compensatory and punitive damages for professional malpractice (Count I), the infliction of emotional distress (Count II), and deceit (Count III), and compensatory damages for breach of contract (Count IV). The lower court held that appellants are entitled to no relief because they and appellees are in pari delicto. We agree with the lower court that appellants are entitled to no relief, except we think that if they can prove their allegations, they are entitled to recover the legal fees they paid appellees. We shall therefore modify the order of the lower court to provide that appellants
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