Slocum v. Lang

Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff in this breach of contract action. He argues that the court erroneously interpreted his contract with plaintiff to be a contract for sale of plaintiffs law practice and not an option to purchase the practice. Plaintiff cross-appeals the court’s determination that he was not entitled to an accounting of the fees generated by the contingent fee cases that he worked on before the transfer of his practice to defendant. We reverse and remand on appeal and affirm on cross-appeal.

Plaintiff was a practicing Oregon attorney who was contemplating…