Legal Opinion
Poeta v. Jaffe
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided May 30, 2001No. 1357PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPPARD JR., J.,
Defendants, Richard P. Jaffe, Robert P. Krauss, Barry J. Frank and Harvey N. Shapiro have filed preliminary objections to the complaint of plaintiffs, John Poeta and Beth Stem-Fleming.
For the reasons set forth, the court will issue a contemporaneous order sustaining the objections and permitting plaintiff to file an amended complaint.
*80BACKGROUND
This matter arises from the breakup of the law firm of Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson L.L.R Mesirov’s partnership agreement addresses the firm’s duration:
“The partnership shall continue until dissolved. The partnership can be…
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