Holmes v. Lerner
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARCHIANO, J.
This case involves an oral partnership agreement to start a cosmetics company known as “Urban Decay.” Patricia Holmes prevailed on her claim that Sandra Kruger Lerner breached her partnership agreement and that David Soward interfered with the Holmes-Lemer contract, resulting in Holmes’s ouster from the business. Lerner and Soward appeal from the judgment finding them liable to Holmes for compensatory and punitive damages of over $1 million. Holmes appeals from the portion of the judgment imposing joint and several liability for the award of compensatory damages, and the…
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