Vizzini v. Ward

EDWARDS, Judge.

This is an appeal by Vizzini Arabian, III, a partnership, and several of its partners from a judgment in reconvention of over $250,000 against them, and in favor of another partner, Katherine G. Ward, for alleged fraud during the confection of the partnership. The judgment also dismissed the original petition of the partnership and partners against Ward for payment of her share of losses. For the following reasons, we set aside the award in favor of Ward, but affirm the dismissal of the Vizzini claims.

The facts are as follows. In 1983, Joseph Vizzini, a CPA, had Katherine Ward…