Legal Opinion
Trembath v. Digardi
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 1974No. Civ. 33149PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRAPER, P. J.
This is an action by an attorney against other attorneys for damages allegedly caused by the latter’s wrongfully inducing breach, by the first attorney’s client, of his contingent fee contract. Defendants-respondents demurred to the complaint upon the ground that the statute of limitations (Code Civ. Proc., § 339, subd. 1) had run. The demurrer was sustained without leave to amend, and the action was dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
The complaint alleges that: James Gordon died April 10, 1970, in an accident in which he was electrocuted; he left his widow and three minor…
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