Pupillo v. Pupillo

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Bartelo Pupillo, appeals from a judgment in a court tried case awarding plaintiff, Daniel Pupillo, $29,487.47 owed due to defendant’s purchase of Daniel’s interest in the Pupillo Fruit Company and denying defendant’s counterclaim for fraud. We affirm.

Defendant, plaintiff, and a third brother, Salvatore Pupillo, owned, in partnership, the Pupillo Fruit Company. During the later stages of 1989, the brothers agreed to dissolve the partnership, wind up its affairs and distribute whatever profits and property remained. Additionally, the brothers entered into a separate…