Parsons

Introduction

Appellant Polly Parsons appeals from the judgments of dismissal entered upon orders sustaining without leave to amend the general demurrer of respondents Edward Tickner, James Dickson, Edward Tickner, and James Dickson doing business as Tickner Dickson Music, Len Freedman, and Len Freedman doing business as Len Freeman Music (hereafter collectively referred to as the Tickner respondents) to her first amended complaint and the general demurrer of respondent Gretchen L. Parsons to her second amended complaint. We reverse because we find appellant has sufficiently pled her causes of action.

First Amended Complaint — Tickner Demurrer

The 17th through 22d causes of action of the first amended complaint alleged against the Tickner respondents are labeled fraud and deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, breach of oral contract, rescission of oral contract, and conversion. Stripped to their essential parts, those claims can be collectively summarized as follows:

Gram Parsons was a musician and composer of country rock music. In 1972, he entered into an agreement with Edward Tickner and James Dickson to manage his musical career. A company called…