Gregg v. Lindsay

WIEAND, Judge.

This is an action by a would-be legatee against a lawyer who failed to have a will executed by the testator prior to the testator’s death. A jury found that the lawyer’s failure consti tuted a breach of a third party beneficiary contract and awarded damages to the would-be beneficiary. The trial court denied post-trial motions, and judgment was entered on the verdict. After careful review, we reverse.

Carl Lindsay, Esquire, is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and has practiced law in Bucks County for many years. In 1979, he drafted a will for Arthur Blain, in which Phyllis…