A man who tried to steal a fast food franchise owned by his two brothers was excoriated by a B.C. Supreme Court judge, who called him “dishonest, entitled, ungrateful and jealous.”

Norman and Bradley Phaneuf sued their brother , Vern Phaneuf, for claiming 50 per cent ownership of A&W restaurants they operated in Maple Ridge and for trying to cut them out of any profits from the restaurants — all because of a paperwork error.

“The consequence of this error, if allowed to stand, is that Vern … would be entitled to receive 100 per cent of the profit which was created by Norman’s and Bradley’s successful entrepreneurial efforts,” the judge wrote in a decision made on Thursday.

The case stems from a holding company the brothers created for several new franchise locations they were planning

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