Vale v. Heitner

In this action, Solomon Heitner, an attorney, has cross-claimed against trial counsel to whom he forwarded a negligence case, seeking damages for attorney’s fees lost by reason of codefendants’ alleged malpractice.

The facts of the underlying action were not disputed at trial where no evidence was presented on behalf of codefendants. Plaintiff Vale was a passenger in a bus accident which occurred in 1964. She retained Heitner to prosecute her personal injury action and he conducted an investigation, prepared pleadings and obtained medical records. In 1965, Heitner *922suffered a heart attack, and…