Wilmington Steel Products, Inc. v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

With the dismissal of United as a defendant, only the claims against CEI remain for resolution by this court. The only issue is whether the trial judge erred in denying Wilmington’s motions to amend its complaint prior to trial.

The language of Civ. R. 15(A) *122favors a liberal policy when the trial judge is confronted with a motion to amend a pleading beyond the time limit when such amendments are automatically allowed. “* * * Leave of court shall be freely given when justice so requires * * the rule states. This court’s role is to determine whether the trial judge’s decision was an abuse of…