Neff v. Neff

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

{1 The parties in this case, Branson and Marvin Neff, 1 are brothers and one-time business partners. This case initially arose from the brothers' alleged wrongdoing toward one another in the context of their joint business venture and their attempt to dissolve their business relationship. Litigation before the district court lasted for more than six years, during which time the case grew to encompass a dispute over Branson's alleged mismanagement of a family trust established by the brothers' parents. After a physical altercation between the…