Brockman v. Brockman

On October 29, 1978, plaintiff Robert Brockman filed a complaint in the Wayne County Circuit Court seeking, inter alia, a declaratory judgment that he was the owner of a majority of the shares of stock in Art Brockman, Inc. (ABI), and also seeking damages for what he alleged was the fair rental value of certain machinery with Brockman Leasing, Inc. (BLI), had leased to ABI. Defendant Arthur C. Brockman, plaintiff’s father, denied that plaintiff was the majority shareholder in ABI and also asserted that any rental payments to which BLI was entitled were to be computed on the basis of a prior…