Wallis M. Spence v. James H. Tatum Whitehall Group, Donna Surges Tatum

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Wallis M. Spence appeals from the district court’s 1 entry of a directed verdict for Donna Surges 2 on Spence’s claim against Surges and her husband for breach of a loan agreement and fraud. The district court directed the verdict for Surges on the grounds that the evidence would not support a verdict holding Surges liable as a partner in the business that contracted with Spence. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Spence against James Tatum. The only issue in this appeal is whether there was a submissible case that Surges was Tatum’s business partner. We…