Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board v. Blackwell

Defendant, Arthur Blackwell, II, appeals as of right the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiffs in this action alleging breach of contract, common-law conversion, statutory conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. Defendant also challenges the trial court’s orders granting summary disposition for plaintiff Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board (the Board) on defendant’s counterclaims and denying defendant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), remittitur, or a new trial. Because the trial court properly granted summary disposition in favor of the Board…