Smith v. Smith
Annotate this CaseStafford and Woodruff Smith (Woody) were brothers. Their father established Smith Chevrolet, and over the years the brothers have co-owned several auto dealerships, other businesses, and parcels of real property. The brothers each owned 50% of Staffwood, an entity that owned properties and other assets. In 2010, a dispute arose between the brothers involving their business dealings, and in 2010, the brothers entered into a settlement agreement (the 2010 Agreement) that gave ownership of Smith Chevrolet to Stafford. The 2010 Agreement also identified four parcels of land that either brother could purchase through a bid process. Between 2010 and 2012, various transactions occurred between Smith Chevrolet, Woody, Stafford, and Staffwood which culminated in another dispute between the brothers and another settlement agreement (the 2012 Agreement). The 2012 Agreement provided that each brother had the right to initiate a bid process to purchase the properties owned by Staffwood. In 2013, Woody sent a letter to the management of Staffwood in which he asserted that he had won the bidding process and asked Stafford to clear the title to the Smith Chevrolet Property. Woody appealed the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings and award of attorney fees to Stafford in his subsequent suit seeking specific performance of his winning bid. Finding no reversible error in the district court's judgment, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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