Clegg v. Graham & Harsip, P.C.

Plaintiff Peter W. Clegg (“Clegg”) brought this action for, inter alia, *151breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and G.L.c. 93A violations against the defendant-escrow agent to recover $18,575.34 he lost in an investment scheme involving the sale in the United States of tires manufactured in England from recycled rubber. After trial, judgment was entered for Clegg and the defendant has appealed pursuant to Dist/Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A, Rule 8C.

The investment scheme was the creation of Ecoterra limited (“Ecoterra" or the “Company"), a California corporation which planned to purchase remolded…