Jernberg v. Mann

CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a final judgment for defendant entered in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts following a jury trial. Plaintiff, Willard Jernberg, sued defendant, Sally Mann, for breach of contract, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Jernberg voluntarily dismissed the breach of contract claim, and the jury found in Mann’s favor on the remaining counts. On appeal, Jern-berg challenges only the court’s failure to instruct the jury that Mann had the burden of proving that Jernberg’s sale of his corporation to her was fair and…