Mann v. Golub

Harry Mann appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County entered April 13, 1987. Mann asserts that the trial court erred: (1) by converting his remedy from one seeking money damages to specific performance; (2) by designating the jury as advisory; and (3) by refusing to allow him to testify as an expert witness. We agree and remand with directions.

In 1975, Mann approached Sidney Blau, Sheldon Golub, and Howard Golub, three of the appellees, about forming a partnership to build a senior citizen housing project in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Mann explained that there was a…