Lemon v. Coates

DURHAM, Justice:

Plaintiff 1 sued defendants, claiming that defendants wrongfully withheld or misrepresented material information in breach of a fiduciary duty defendants owed plaintiff because a joint venture existed between the parties. Plaintiff alleged that as a result of the breach of fiduciary duty, he was induced to withdraw from the joint venture, which was subsequently quite profitable. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, defendants were granted an involuntary dismissal of plaintiff’s claims, which plaintiff now appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed his complaint on August 20,1979. The…