Pease v. Jernigan

The plaintiffs, Thomas R. Pease (“Pease”) and 1812 Paint and Body, Inc. (“1812”), brought this action against John A. Jernigan ("Jernigan”), Amherst Towing, Inc. (“Amherst Towing”), and Jernigan and his wife Marietta (“Marietta”), as trustees of the Jernigan Family Trust (‘Trust”) in August, 2010. The plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleged breach of contract, quantum meruit, fraud, and violation of G.L.c. 93A The defendants denied the existence of a contract and raised the defense of an illegal contract. After a jury-waived trial on November 1, 2011, the court issued a memorandum of decision…