Gearhart v. Angeloff
Ohio Court of Appeals
244 N.E.2d 802 (1969)
Relevant factsFree
Robert and Karl Angeloff (defendants) were partners who jointly owned a bar. When another patron caused a disturbance, Karl tried to remove him, and during the ensuing altercation Robert fired a gun toward the patron, grazing Tommy Gearhart's (plaintiff) arm. The trial court held both partners jointly and severally liable for Gearhart's injury, and Karl appealed, arguing he personally never fired the gun.
IssueFree
Whether a partnership is liable for damages caused by a partner's actionable conduct if the partner acted in the ordinary course of the partnership's business or with the partnership's authority.