Furst v. Blackman

The trial court granted defendant’s motion to strike a sham pleading, dismissing plaintiffs complaint with prejudice, because plaintiff had “deliberately made contradictory and inconsistent statements in an effort to interfere with the orderly process” of the court. We reverse.

In 1995 plaintiff sued defendant Alan Blackman and others, alleging that he had wired $905,000 to the Patsy Blackman Family Trust to be invested in Medibar Medical Industries. It was further alleged that Alan Blackman had not invested the funds but used them for his own benefit including making improvements to his home…