McMillian v. McMillian

Blackwell, Judge.

When one partner misappropriates a business opportunity of his partnership for the benefit of a competitor, the remaining partners are deprived of the opportunity to profit from the lost business opportunity, and they may be entitled to recover damages in tort for this deprivation. We granted a petition for interlocutory review in this case to address the extent to which a partner so deprived can discover the financial records of the competitor as proof of his damages. Bruce and Robbie McMillian formed a partnership to engage in the bulk-mail services business. Robbie…