(Download) "Mrs. Frances E. Guy v. Ruth E. Liederbach" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mrs. Frances E. Guy v. Ruth E. Liederbach
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
- Release Date : January 29, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 77 KB
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This case, one of first impression for us, presents the question of whether a named beneficiary of a will who is also named executrix has a cause of action against the attorney who drafted the will and directed her to witness it where the fact that she witnessed the will voided her entire legacy and her appointment as executrix. Common Pleas Court dismissed appellees suit, relying on Lawall v. Groman, 180 Pa. 532, 37 A. 98 (1897), and two Federal cases which found Pennsylvania to be a "strict privity" state requiring an attorney-client relationship to exist before there could be a malpractice action. Superior Court, by a divided vote, reversed the Common Pleas Court, and held that plaintiff-appellee