Legal Opinion
Wolf v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 2003No. B157178PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Petitioners Gary K. Wolf and his company Cry Wolf!, Inc. (hereinafter referred to collectively as Wolf), seek a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to vacate its order sustaining, without leave to amend, the demurrer of real party in interest, Walt Disney Pictures and Television (Disney), to Wolfs cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty. At issue is whether one contracting party’s right to contingent compensation in the form of a percentage of future revenues in the control of the other contracting party creates a fiduciary relationship in an otherwise arm’s…
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