California Court of Appeal

In an action brought to collect on attorney's fees and alleging breach of a partnership agreement, an order granting defendant's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages is reversed and a $1,200,000 judgment against defendant is reinstated. Additionally, the trial court erroneously granted a motion in limine excluding evidence of an oral partnership agreement involving plaintiff-attorney's wife, which was the functional equivalent of the granting of a nonsuit as to her causes of action based on the partnership agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2007
• Published 05/03/2007

Judges

• YEGAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andre, Morris & Buttery, Dennis D. Law, Lisa L. Toke, San Luis Obispo;  Hatch & Parent, Diane M. Matsinger, Santa Barbara, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant and for Plaintiff and Appellant., Ogden & Fricks, Roy E. Ogden, C. Anthony Boyd, San Luis Obispo, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.