Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Citation
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Parent Document
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut (state)
- Effective Date
- 1997-07-15
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- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
- Sheridan v. Desmond, 45 Conn. App. 686 (1997)
Full Text
1,617 charsOur courts have yet to interpret the “ordinary course of the business” language contained in § 34-51. The defendant urges this court to adopt the factors set forth by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Kansallis Finance Ltd. v. Fern, 421 Mass. 659, 659 N.E.2d 731 (1996).8 In Kansallis Finance Ltd., Stephen Jones *693and the four defendants were partners in a law firm. The plaintiff requested an opinion letter from Jones regarding a loan and lease financing transaction. Jones and others, not defendants in the case, conspired to defraud the plaintiff and provided an opinion letter on the law firm’s stationery that contained several intentional misrepresentations. The plaintiff sought to recover its losses from Jones and his coconspirators, but was unable to do so. The plaintiff then filed the underlying action against Jones’ law partners, alleging, inter alia, that they were liable for Jones’ actions because Jones acted within the scope of the partnership business when he caused the opinion letter to be issued.9 The trial court instructed the jury that in order to hold the defendants liable for Jones’ actions, Jones’ wrongful act “must have: (1) been the kind of thing a law partner would do; (2) occurred substantially within the authorized time and geographic limits of the partnership; and (3) been motivated at least in part by a purpose to serve the partnership.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 662. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants and specifically found that, in issuing the opinion letter, Jones acted outside the scope of the partnership business. Id.