Legal Opinion
Buchwald v. Katz
California Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1972No. S.F. 22929PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
Marty Buchwald, Jorma Kaukonen, John Casady, Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson, collectively comprising a professional music group known as “The Jefferson Airplane,” individually entered into identical “personal management” contracts with Matthew Katz. The contracts pro vided that Katz would receive a percentage of each performer’s earnings in return for acting as adviser, counselor and manager for each in his professional music career. The agreements explicitly stated that Katz would not obtain bookings or employment for the group. Disputes would be arbitrated in accordance…
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