Pankratz Farms, Inc. v. Pankratz

¶1 This case concerns a dispute between the partners and shareholders in a family farming and ranching operation conducted under the names of Pankratz Farms, Inc. (the “Corporation”), Pankratz Brothers (the “Partnership”), and Pankratz Grain (“Grain”).

¶2 On May 15, 1998, the Corporation initiated an action against Marvin Pankratz (“Marvin”), seeking possession of a farm house that Marvin had occupied as an employee of the Corporation and Partnership. Marvin counterclaimed for wrongful discharge and oppression by the Corporation.

¶3 Marvin subsequently filed a separate cause of action in…