McEvoy v. Helikson

This is an action for damages for malpractice and negligence against an attorney by the former husband of the attorney’s client. Defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that as a matter of law the defendant, as an attorney, owed no legal duty to plaintiff, who was not his client. That demurrer was sustained. Plaintiff appeals from the resulting judgment for defendant.

Plaintiff’s complaint (with attached documents) alleged that he was the father and Susan McEvoy, his former wife (and defendant’s client) was the mother of a minor child; that plaintiff and Susan McEvoy were divorced by…