NORTON v. BOYLE

No. 99-457-Appeal.

767 A.2d 668 (2001)

Leo NORTON et al. v. Russell J. BOYLE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aram R. Schefrin, Providence, for Plaintiff.

James H. Reilly, Providence, for Defendant.

Present WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In a case challenging the existence and scope of an agent's authority, should the trial justice have entered judgment as a matter of law? The plaintiff, Leo Norton (Norton), an employee of the Russell J. Boyle and Son Funeral Home, Inc. (funeral home), appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Russell J. Boyle (Boyle), the retired founder of the funeral home. Norton contends that the trial justice erred in granting judgment...

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