WORTHAM & VAN LIEW v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. D005116.

188 Cal.App.3d 927 (1987)

233 Cal. Rptr. 725

WORTHAM & VAN LIEW et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; B. DARRYL CLUBB, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

January 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Lindley, Lazar & Scales, Michael H. Wexler and Richard C. Fridell for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Scott W. Sonne and Valentine S. Hoy VIII for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

TODD, J.

May the attorney for a partnership withhold from a partner important information received from another partner concerning partnership transactions claiming the information is confidential under the attorney-client privilege? We hold the joint-client rule of Evidence Code1 section 962 removes these communications from the protection of the...

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