Koehler v. Wales

This appeal involves a dispute between two King County attorneys concerning a written agreement under which one was to assume the law practice of the other for a period of 14 months. Plaintiff, Mary Fung Koehler, brought this action against Owen J. Wales, seeking an accounting under the agreement as well as damages for alleged defamation and interference with her business relationship with former clients. She appeals an adverse judgment. For the reasons stated below, we think the judgment should be modified so that the conclusions of the trial court are consistent with the findings.

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