Slaughter v. Zimman

From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs on their complaint to recover the value of professional services rendered by their assignors to defendant minors and against defendants on their cross-complaint for damages resulting from alleged malpractice by plaintiffs, defendants appeal. There is also a purported appeal from the order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial.

Facts: In response to plaintiffs’ complaint defendants filed a cross-complaint on behalf of the minors which was prepared by Attorney Theodore Epstein. At the time of the trial on May 17, 1950, defendant Louis Zimman appearing…