STATE COURT CASES
15-2-0327 McElduff v. Schuhmann, App. Div. (per curiam) (15 pp.) Judgment was entered against defendant Gerard Schuhmann for $158,000 plus prejudgment interest. The claim was based on a civil conspiracy arising out of events during which defendant’s then-wife, Theresa Schuhmann, embezzled $223,000 from plaintiffs, by whom she was employed. The appellate panel rejects Gerard’s arguments on appeal and affirms. Plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to establish the elements of civil conspiracy. The trial court did not err in admitting in evidence, under the business-records exception to the hearsay rule, a computerized sales record bearing defendant’s name and address. The court did not err by allowing the case to go to the jury with a verdict sheet designating only “Brendan McElduff” as the plaintiff, rather than requiring an allocation of damages in favor of each plaintiff, or by entering a judgment in favor of all plaintiffs.
