· 5/25/1979
Schenkel v. Monheit
Citations
- 405 A.2d 493
- 266 Pa. Super. 396
- 1979 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2299
How courts have described this case
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- “Proof of damages is as crucial to a professional negligence action for legal malpractice as is proof of the negligence itself.”
- “The mere breach of a professional duty, causing only nominal damages, speculative harm, or the threat of future harm . . . does not suffice to create a cause of action for negligence.”
- establishing the elements in Pennsylvania
- establishing the elements in Pennsylvania
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Judges: Cercone, President Judge, and Spaeth and Lipez
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