Sheridan v. Desmond

Opinion

SPEAR, J.

The defendant Dorothy Imhoff appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiffs. On appeal, she claims that the trial court improperly denied her motion for a directed verdict because the plaintiffs failed to prove, in accordance with General Statutes § 34-51,1 that her partner’s tortious actions, which caused the plaintiffs’ losses, were within the scope of the partnership business or that she authorized his actions. We reverse the judgment of the trial court on the first three counts and affirm the judgment as to the fourth…