Gerald W. Scafidi v. Jo Ann S. Hille

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case involves a dispute between Gerald W. Scafidi (“Gerald”) and his sister, Jo Ann S. Hille (“Jo Ann”), about three family corporations and the land they inherited from their parents. Unable to get along, éach sibling ran one of the corporations essentially as a sole proprietorship, while the third corporation ceased to do business. The sister, dissatisfied with the deadlock, brought this suit to end her business dealings with her brother and divide the assets.

¶ 2. The chancellor found that the parties had failed to observe corporate formalities,…