Schauer v. Joyce

Casey, J. (dissenting).

I am in agreement with Justice Mikoll’s dissent, based upon the following analysis. In her complaint in this action, plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant Joyce “damages consisting of lost alimony and support * * * of which she continues to be so deprived in part and will so continue in the future”. Her bill of particulars describes a portion of her damages as “lost alimony to 7/21/78—$22,575.00, and continuing at the rate of $75.00 per week thereafter”. The attorney-client relationship between plaintiff and defendant Joyce terminated around April 22,1977, when…