State ex rel. Ohio Co. v. Maschari

This is an action in prohibition challenging the jurisdiction of respondent, Judge Ann B. Maschari of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, to proceed with a jury trial on certain claims arising out of the management-led leveraged buyout of Fun-time, Inc., formerly a publicly traded Ohio corporation. The cause before Judge Maschari, Maureen Gergely et al. v. Dale Van Voorhis et al., Erie C.P. No. 87-CV-469 (the “Gergely action”), is a class action brought against Funtime, Inc., Dale W. Van Voorhis, Gaspar C. Lococo, The Ohio Company, Donald C. Fanta, O. Allan Gulker, Daniel A. Fronk, and…