Legal Opinion

Wishnefsky v. RILEY AND FANNELL, PC

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 16, 2002PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMontemuro, J.

¶ 1 This is a pro se appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant/Appellee Riley and Fañelli, P.C., in an action grounded on theories of breach of contract and fraud. The same order denied Appellant’s cross-motion for summary judgment.

¶ 2 The basis of this case is an alleged oral contract between Appellee, a law firm, and Appellant, a non-lawyer, governing a fee-splitting arrangement. In his Complaint, 1 Appellant. contends that Appellee agreed to pay him a forwarding fee of one third of the compensation received from cases he referred, but ceased to,do so after…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Albright v. Abington Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. O'HARA v. AhlgrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Kuhn v. BuhlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Mitchell v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1804
  5. Fowler v. Scully ex rel. First National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Morris & Doherty, PC v. LockwoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. In Re Total Containment, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. SCF Consulting, LLC v. Barrack, Rodos & BacineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. SCF Consulting, LLC v. Barrack RodosSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. SCF Consulting, LLC v. Barrack, Rodos & BacineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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