What to do if my husband is being forced t of his business by hi partners?
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What to do if my husband is being forced t of his business by hi partners?
My husband has been working with 2 other gentleman for 4-5 months on a business. They agreed in the beginning to split the business and all of the expenses and profits 3 ways. They continued to work on the business without a written agreement, but did the work and split the tasks evenly. There were no problems and they were about to sign the partnership agreement and file the LLC. Then a week ago the other 2 men decided to cut my husband out for no apparent reason. They filed the LLC without his name and took the money we gave them for his third of the business. He has worked very hard on this and most of the content and ideas of the business were his. Is there anything we can do legally to get them to cease operation?
Asked on October 3, 2013 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
Nathan Wagner / Law Office of Nathan Wagner
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Your husband's partners had an oral contract with him that he would own 1/3 of the business and share 1/3 of the profits. He can probably sue them for breaching that contract. It sounds like they also took your husband's money, so they may also be liable to him for conversion (which is a kind of theft). Your husband may be able to get a court to order requiring them to pay him back. However, I do not immediately see a way that he can force them to cease operations.
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