Lester M. Dean, Jr. v. Richard W. Noble

Lester M. Dean appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of his petition against Richard W. Noble, ARN, L.L.C., and Wil-anna R. Kiefer (collectively, “the Respondents”) for fraud and related claims. Finding that Dean’s claims are barred by the statute of limitations, we affirm.

Background 1

In 1989, Lester Dean and three others, Don Maddux, Louis Steele, and Douglas Patterson, formed Royal Main Partners, LP (“the Partnership”) in order to acquire and develop property at 37th and Main Streets in Kansas City. Under the original terms of the Partnership, Dean, Maddux, and Steele each owned a 30%…