Herbits v. Constitution Indemnity Co. of Philadelphia

The four plaintiffs, who are attorneys at law, have sued the defendant in an action of tort. They aver in their declaration that the defendant “wilfully and maliciously and with intent to deprive the plaintiffs of the benefits, advantages and profits” of a contract of employment with a client to undertake and prosecute to a trial or settlement her action of tort for personal injuries, “did influence, persuade and induce” the client to settle her action for an inadequate amount, whereby the plaintiffs lost the benefits, advantages and profits of the contract and the value of the services…