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HEDLUND v. WEISER, STAPLER & SPIVAK

517 Pa. 522 (1988)

539 A.2d 357

HEDLUND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. WEISER, STAPLER & SPIVAK and Karl L. Spivak, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Binder, Philadelphia, for appellant.

James A. Drobile, John E. McKeever, Philadelphia, for appellees.

NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented for our consideration by this case is whether a cause of action for negligence and breach of contract with respect to the performance of legal services can be assigned.

In January 1978, Mervin Martin (Martin) engaged the services of appellee, Karl Spivak, to apply for a patent on a manure spreader which Martin had invented and manufactured. Appellee, a seasoned patent attorney, prepared the...

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