Howard Entertainment, Inc. v. Kudrow

*1105Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant Scott Howard (Howard), a personal manager, entered into an oral agreement with defendant and respondent Lisa Kudrow (Kudrow), an entertainer, by which agreement he would receive for personal management services a percentage of Kudrow’s income.1 After Kudrow terminated Howard’s services, he claimed that he should continue to receive a percentage of Kudrow’s income from Kudrow’s engagements entered into, or from services rendered, during the period of his retention. Howard relied upon custom and usage in the industry to support his claim. In…