Black & White Construction Co. v. Bolden Contractors, Inc.

Sognier, Judge.

Black and White Construction Company, Inc. (B & W) brought an action against Bolden Contractors, Inc. (Bolden), its partner in a joint venture to perform masonry work on a construction project for the Miller Brewing Company. The multicount complaint, seeking the release and disbursement of funds held in escrow which had been paid to the joint venture, as well as damages for breach of the joint venture contract, was later amended to seek only an accounting. Bolden’s answer and counterclaim sought damages for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty by various actions of B & W, including…