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GALWAY, J. The plaintiffs, Howard Joseph Guyotte and Louise A. Guyotte, appeal, and the defendants, Michael O’Neill and Bay Shores Building and Remodeling, LLC, cross-appeal, from a jury verdict in Superior Court (Smukler, J.) in favor of the defendants. We affirm.

Jeffrey Stone (“Stone”) initially instituted this action against defendant New England Document Systems, Inc., f/k/a New England Micrographics, Inc. (“N.E. Docs”)[1] for breach of contract, compelled payment of dividends, freeze-out of a minority shareholder, and judicial dissolution of the corporation. N.E. Docs interposed counterclaims, and moves for judgment on the pleadings as to most of Stone’s claims, and also seeks costs and attorney’s fees. Stone objects. The Court held a hearing on October 23, 2006. Upon consideration of the parties’ oral arguments and written submissions, and as described below, N.E. Docs’ motion is GRANTED only as to Stone’s first breach of contract claim, and his judicial dissolution claim, and no award of costs and attorney’s fees is entered.

The plaintiff instituted this action seeking to recover monies owed to the plaintiff for the sale of building supplies to the defendant's company, ZLGH. Specifically, the plaintiff claims the defendant obtained a line of credit on behalf of ZLGH and personally guaranteed the amounts owed. The defendant admits that ZLGH owes at least $33,709.35 for supplies it purchased after the defendant obtained the line of credit. The defendant, however, disputes the allegation that he gave a personal guaranty for the amounts owed and claims he did not agree to personally guarantee the outstanding balance existing at the time he assumed ownership of ZLGH.