Johnston v. Johnstone Downey Klein, Inc. Franklin County Ohio, Common Pleas Court In this close corporation dispute, MMM+B proved that the controlling shareholders breached their fiduciary duties to a minority shareholder when they squeezed Ms. Johnston out of her share ownership and wrongfully terminated her employment. Following a 4 week trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Ms. Johnston on all counts, and awarded her $391,410 in damages.