Erickson v. Brown

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] John D. Erickson, Richard B. Dregseth, and Jon A. Ramsey (collectively *39“plaintiffs”) appealed from a district court judgment dismissing before trial some of their claims against Randy Brown and Capital Harvest, Inc., and dismissing their remaining claims after a jury verdict in an action to determine the plaintiffs’ right to an ownership interest in Capital Harvest. The plaintiffs claim that Erickson and Dregseth left a prior employer to help Brown start Capital Harvest after Brown promised to “give” them an ownership interest in Capital Harvest and Brown…