Johnson Controls v. Cadle Co., 2006-T-0030 (6-29-2007)

{¶ 39} The standard of review in this case is abuse of discretion. In hundreds of prior decisions, this court has affirmed that an abuse of discretion "connotes more than an error of law or judgment; it implies that the court's attitude is unreasonable, arbitrary or unconscionable." See, e.g., Grundy v. Dhillon, 11th Dist. No. 2006-T-0007,2007-Ohio-2693, at ¶ 21. In the present case, the majority reverses the trial court's judgment because they "believe it is prudent * * * to conduct a hearing when, as in this case, the parties' pleadings directly contradict each other as to which party is at…