Li Guan v. Yongmei Hu

Defendant Yongmei Hu (Hu) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Li Guan (Guan). Guan initially sued Hu for breach of a contract. However, several months before trial, the trial court dismissed the breach of contract claim with prejudice. As a result, Guan proceeded to trial on various fraud-based claims (e.g., rescission, cancellation, and fraud in the inducement) that effectively disaffirmed the validity of the parties' contract.

Following a bench trial, the trial court found that Guan had failed to prevail on any of his claims because, while his evidence in support of those…