Lemmer v. Charney

Opinion

GRIMES, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal after the trial court sustained a demurrer to the first amended complaint without leave to amend in an action by an attorney against a former client and his wife for fraud and intentional interference with prospective advantage. The gist of the action is that the attorney agreed to change the terms of his compensation from the payment of an hourly fee to a contingency fee in reliance on his client’s fraudulent promise to take the case to trial or settlement, the wife conspired to defraud the attorney, and she also interfered with…