KITUSKIE v. CORBMAN


714 A.2d 1027 (1998)

Leo J. KITUSKIE, D.M.D., Appellant, v. Scott K. CORBMAN, Esquire, and Garfinkle, Corbman, Greenberg, and Jurikson, P.C., Appellees. Leo J. KITUSKIE, D.M.D., Appellee, v. Scott K. CORBMAN, Esquire, and Garfinkle, Corbman, Greenberg, and Jurikson, P.C., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred J. Silverman, Claudia D. McCarron, Willow Grove, for Leo J. Kituskie.

H. Robert Fiebach, Daniel P. McElhatton, Philadelphia, for S. Corbman and Garfinkle, Corbman, Greenberg and Jurikson, P.C.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, and NIGRO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

This Court granted allocatur in this matter in order to address two issues. The first issue is whether the collectibility of damages in an underlying action is relevant to and, therefore, admissible in a legal malpractice action. The second issue is, if collectibility of damages should be considered, which party bears the burden of proving collectibility. Because we find that collectibility of damages...

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