Legal Opinion
Hauser v. Farrell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1994No. 91-16400PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Hauser and Acosta invested in a business venture with two stockbrokers at Rauscher, Pierce, a securities brokerage firm. The venture failed. The appellants sued the stockbrokers and the firm, and obtained a judgment against the stockbrokers based on fraud. The appellants proposed several theories of vicarious liability to hold the brokerage firm liable, but the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the firm on the ground that the business venture was outside Rauscher, Pierce’s control. We affirm.
I. Facts.
The undisputed facts establish the…
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