Harvey Freeman & Sons, Inc. v. Stanley

Marshall, Chief Justice.

These were actions against an apartment-complex owner, its resident manager (Sandy Clark), and her husband, Daniel, for sexually abusive acts allegedly committed by the Clarks on the two female plaintiffs, who were 14-year-old tenants in the complex. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the defendant owner as to its liability under the theory of respondeat superior. The Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the owner’s motion for summary judgment as to its liability based on its negligent hiring/retention of the resident manager. Harvey Freeman & Sons v. Stanley,…