SHAFFER v. MAIER

No. 92-198.

68 Ohio St.3d 416 (1994)

SHAFFER, EXECUTOR OF ESTATE OF HUTTON, APPELLANT, v. MAIER, D.B.A. ANTHONY MAIER ENTERPRISES, INC.; STANDARD OIL COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kreindler & Kreindler, Marc S. Moller and David L. Fiol, for appellant.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Robin G. Weaver and James W. Satola, for appellee.


PFEIFER, J.

Before we determine what relation the jury's general verdict had to its responses to the jury interrogatories, we must first determine whether the issue of apparent agency between Maier and Sohio was properly before the jury. To establish liability premised upon apparent agency, a plaintiff must show that (1) the defendant made representations leading the plaintiff to reasonably believe that the wrongdoer was operating as an agent under the defendant's...

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