Smith v. Griffiths

WIEAND, Judge:

Allen H. Smith, an attorney, filed a civil action against Rees Griffiths, the lawyer representing Smith’s wife in a marital action. He averred in his complaint (1) that he had been defamed by his wife’s lawyer and (2) that the lawyer had caused injury to him by giving Smith’s wife incorrect legal advice. The trial court sustained preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer and entered judgment in favor of Griffiths. An appeal from this judgment requires that we examine and define (1) the nature of the privilege which protects defamatory communications made by an attorney…