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Appeals court reviews contested jury verdict and 'meeting of the minds' on alleged embezzlement
Summary
In Jacqueline Electric v. Tetrault, the appellant urged the court that no mutual-agreement existed over compensation and that the judge erred in post-trial rulings; counsel characterized the record as unrebutted and argued legal questions of mutual assent should be resolved by the court, while the panel noted jury credibility findings.
A long-running civil dispute over bookkeeping, alleged unauthorized withdrawals and contract terms drew pointed argument to the Appeals Court.
Counsel for Jacqueline Electric described evidence that a part-time bookkeeper took large sums without any mutual agreement on compensation terms and urged that the judge erred by…
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