Jardine v. Mcvey

Kent L. Jardine sued his former father-in-law, John N. McVey, and the board of directors of Johns family corporations. kents claims for breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent misrepresentation arose out of his divorce from Julie A. Jardine. During their marriage, Julie acquired stock in three corporations owned by her family. Under the property settlement agreement, John, on Julies behalf, paid kent $365,426 for any interest he claimed he had in the stock. About 8 months after the divorce, two of the three family corporations were sold at prices greater than what kent received for his claimed interest in the shares.