Opinion ID: 2738168
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: April Stephens’ Testimony

Text: Devotice Imports (“Devotice”) is a boutique that Defendant alleges was owned and operated by her daughter April from 1995 to 1998. “Devotice” is Defendant’s middle name. The Ohio Secretary of State’s records indicate that this store was registered in April’s name. April testified at trial that her mother did not own, operate, or work at the store during the period of time relevant to this case. April stated that she allowed Defendant to visit the store and occasionally perform some work-related activity such as draw sketches for customers, but claimed that Defendant never received compensation for her work. Although April claimed that she owned and operated the store, she could not recall specific information such as the store’s hours of operation, how much money was spent on inventory and rent, and where advertisements were placed in the media. 5 No. 13-3315