Hoche v. Hoche

HORNBY, Justice.

This case raises questions concerning the termination and dissolution of a joint venture between a mother and an adult son to purchase, renovate and rent real estate in Eastport. The books of account they kept on this family business were less than adequate. Given the limitations in the eviden-tiary materials, we find that the Superior Court (Knox County, Silsby, J.) was not clearly erroneous in the accounting it rendered and therefore affirm.

The joint venture was dissolved in 1983 and suit was commenced in 1984, but the only evidence of the joint venture’s asset value (real…