Legal Opinion
Beckman v. Farmer
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 1990No. 88-741, 88-742PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal from a jury verdict in a complex civil action involving the dissolution of a three-person law practice and a dispute over a large contingent fee received by two of the three lawyers who continued to practice together. The court below trifurcated the issues and tried them separately. First, on the threshold issue of whether the joint practice was a partnership and plaintiff (Farmer) a partner in it, the court granted Farmer’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The court next established the value of Farmer’s interest as a partner in…
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