Marwede v. Eqr/Lincoln Ltd. Partnership

Adams, Judge.

In this personal injury action, which resulted in a defense verdict in favor of EQR/Lincoln Limited Partnership, plaintiff Katherine R. Marwede contends the trial court erred by opening default against EQR, by failing to rule as a matter of law that EQR’s employee was operating within the scope of her employment at the time of the incident, and in charging the jury.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the relevant facts show that Mandy Mancini was employed by EQR, the managing agent for an apartment complex owned by L/G Gentry’s Walk, LLC (“L/G”). Mancini’s office was located on…