Knudson v. Kyllo

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Randy Kyllo, individually and as a partner of Tri-K Farms, appeals from a district court order denying his claim against Shawn Knudson, individually and as a partner of Tri-K Farms, for usurpation of a partnership opportunity. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Kyllo began farming with his stepfather, Michael Knudson, near Clifford in the late 1970s. Shawn Knudson, Michael Knudson’s son and Kyllo’s half brother, began farming with them in the 1980s. In 1992, Michael Knudson stopped farming, and in 1994, Kyllo and Shawn Knudson formed a general partnership, Tri-K Farms, to conduct their…