Luigi DeLisio

The plaintiff sued the defendants for breach of contract, claiming a management fee for supervising a construction project at the defendants' home.

The defendants moved for an order requiring the plaintiff to serve a further and better affidavit of documents, seeking timesheets, invoices, and communications related to the project and other properties.

The court granted the motion, finding the requested documents relevant to determining the actual project cost, the adequacy of the plaintiff's management, and the quantum meruit claim.

The court also held that ordering disclosure was proportionate to the issues and amount involved.

The parties separated and sought equalization of net family property, primarily disputing the valuation of their jointly owned physiotherapy clinic partnership.

The applicant presented an expert business valuation, while the respondent disputed the valuation but did not provide her own expert report.

The court averaged the expert's valuation and the respondent's proposed valuation to determine the partnership's value.

The court ordered the respondent to pay the applicant for his half of the partnership rather than ordering its sale, and resolved several minor financial adjustments between the parties.