Giordano v. Markovitz

Plaintiff appeals as of right a verdict, entered by the trial court following a bench trial, that found no cause of action for ten of his eleven counts and awarded him $139,914.83 in restitution plus prejudgment interest.

Plaintiff and defendant Markovitz were equal partners in Malan Entertainment, a corporation operating "BT’s,” a topless bar. Plaintiff, Markovitz, and James Aboud formed ABT Corporation for the purpose of purchasing and operating "CanCan’s,” another topless bar. Each party had a one-third ownership interest in ABT. Before the Liquor Control Commission (lcc) approved ABT’s…