Lord v. Pettibon

Thankfully, we do not have to recite all of the convoluted procedural history of this case, because we grant respondent Lord’s motion to dismiss the appeal.

Pettibon appeals from a judgment in an action for an accounting of a partnership composed of Lord, Beeson and Pettibon. In the trial court, Lord and Pettibon stipulated to a settlement, under which Pettibon sold his interest in the partnership to Lord. Before judgment was entered, Pettibon disputed a term of the settlement providing that he would indemnify Lord for damages that might be awarded to Beeson and refused to execute relevant…