Harvey Freeman & Sons, Inc. v. Stanley

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellee-plaintiffs are minor female residents of an apartment complex owned by appellant-defendant. Appellees filed separate complaints against appellant, each alleging that she had been subjected to an ongoing series of sexually abusive acts which had been committed by Mrs. Sandy Clark and her husband.

Appellant answered, denying the material allegations of appellees’ complaints. After a period of discovery, appellant filed a motion for summary judgment in each case. The trial court granted the motions as to appellant’s liability under the theory of respondeat superior.…