Hope Billings McCulloch v. James Robert McCulloch

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

After a protracted, if not epic, battle in the Family Court, the plaintiff, Hope Billings McCulloch (Hope), appeals from a decision that granted her complaint and the counterclaim of the defendant, James Robert McCulloch (James), for an absolute divorce. 1 At the heart of this matter is the distribution of the stock of Microfibres, Inc. (Microfibres), a manufacturer of fabric — of which James is the president and chief executive officer — and Microfibres Partnership Limited (MPL), an affiliated company that owns certain equipment and real estate in North…