Gray v. Martin

Defendant appeals from the decree of the trial court requiring him to account for attorney fees that he collected after his withdrawal from a law partnership and denying his claim for an accounting from his former partners for certain profits earned after his withdrawal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiffs and defendant practiced law in Bend as partners. On April 17,1978, they entered into a written partnership agreement, replacing an oral agreement. The written agreement provided for voluntary withdrawal by a partner on 30-days notice to the partnership. Defendant gave notice on…