Ames v. Ohle

[ ^though I agree with the majority that the trial court did not err in granting Mr. Ohle’s exception of res judicata, I disagree with the majority’s findings on the other two issues—respondeat superior and fraud.

RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

The trial court’s ruling on the responde-at superior issue has three parts: (i) whether Bank One was Mr. Ohle’s employer; (ii) whether Bank One and Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (“BOIA”) were a “single business enterprise;” and (iii) whether, for purposes of imposing vicarious liability for the intentional torts at issue of fraud and conspiracy to…