Atkinson v. Haug

TAMILIA, Judge:

In the spring of 1984, appellant, Joseph B. Atkinson, Jr., became partners in an apartment complex known as Kings-bury with his friend and business associate, appellee, Daniel M. Haug, an associate attorney in appellee John T. Acton’s law firm, John T. Acton, P.C. (hereinafter, collectively, Acton). When the investment failed, in an attempt to recover his financial loss, appellant brought suit for misrepresentation and professional negligence against the appellees alleging Haug’s allegedly faulty business advice was offered within the scope of his employment thereby making…