Feld & Sons, Inc. v. Pechner, Dorfman, Wolfee, Rounick, & Cabot

SPAETH, Judge:

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…