Rabben v. Steinberg

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

Plaintiff, a lawyer, on August 21, 1957 sued defendant in assumpsit for legal fees and for costs advanced in defendant’s behalf, arising out of plaintiff’s representation of the defendant in various matters over a continuous period of years. The defendant filed preliminary objections to the complaint, setting up the statute of limitations as the principal objection. The plaintiff in turn filed preliminary objections and moved to strike off defendant’s preliminary objections as being contrary to Pa. R. C. P. Nos. 1017(b) and 1030. The court below dismissed plaintiff’s…