In Re Shelburne Supermarket, Inc.

¶ 1. Parents Harry Clayton and Lucille Clayton appeal from the trial court’s order in this long-running family dispute over stock shares. An arbitrator concluded in 2002 that son Steven Clayton, rather than parents, owned certain disputed shares. The trial court confirmed this decision on appeal. Following additional proceedings, the trial court also concluded that son was entitled to $514,964.26 in past dividends paid on these shares. Parents argue that the court erred in awarding son this sum. We affirm.

¶2. This case has a long and convoluted procedural history, which we must recount in…