Legal Opinion

Burford v. Accounting Practice Sales, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 13, 2015No. 14-2692PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff William J. Burford agreed to market and facilitate the purchase and sale of accounting practices on behalf of defendant Accounting Practice Sales, Inc. (APS) in various territories from Kentucky to Louisiana. The parties initially signed one written contract assigning Louisiana to Burford. They later modified this agree*585ment by orally agreeing that Burford should also cover Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. There is some dispute about the precise terms of the oral agreements and/or modifications, but for purposes of this appeal, we treat the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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