Legal Opinion
Benson v. Stafford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 23, 2010No. 1—09—1361, 1—09—3173 consPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
Presiding Justice Garcia and Justice Cahill concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
These consolidated appeals arise from a dispute concerning the sales of interests in two joint ventures. Plaintiffs Michael Benson, Edward Dolinar, Joel Stone, and William F. Johnson brought suit against defendant John Stafford, Jr., in the circuit court of Cook County, alleging that defendant had breached his duty as a fiduciary in fact and had committed common law fraud, including claims for affirmative fraud and fraudulent…
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