Sherman v. Boston

I join Parts I and II of the majority opinion, but I respectfully dissent to Part III.

After a three-day bench trial, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of a limited liability company on its conversion counterclaim. The plaintiff, a natural person represented by counsel, offered about half of the evidence admitted. There were no opening statements or closing arguments at trial. No one purported to submit documents to the trial court on behalf of the company during the trial, and no one presented arguments to the trial court in support of the company’s claims. Though the company was not…