Wasserman v. Autohaus on Edens, Inc.

Leonard Wasserman (Wasserman), plaintiff-appellant, is appealing orders finding that (1) he did not become and is not a stockholder of Autohaus On Edens, Inc. (Autohaus), and (2) awarding him $36,043.84, the return of his investment plus statutory interest. On appeal, Wasserman argues that (1) the trial court’s finding that he is not a shareholder is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence and (2) the trial court erroneously shifted to him the burden of proving the absence of a condition precedent to the Autohaus shareholder agreement. Alternatively, Wasserman argues that the judgment…