Legal Opinion

Med Controls, Inc. v. Hopkins

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided February 21, 1989No. 55023PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Patton, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Med Controls, Inc., a collection agency, appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendants-appellees Euclid Clinic Foundation et al. (“ECF”), a medical clinic that entered into an exclusive contract with Med Controls for collection of ECF’s overdue accounts. The sole issue is whether the trial court correctly rendered summary judgment when it determined that the contract was unenforceable since it authorized Med Controls to engage in the practice of law while collecting on the overdue accounts.

The contract between Med Controls and ECF…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Public Service Traffic Bureau, Inc. v. Haworth Marble Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1931
  2. In re Unauthorized Practice of Law in Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County Common Pleas Court · 1965
  3. United Radio, Inc. v. CottonOhio Court of Appeals · 1938

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. William C. Lewis v. Acb Business Services, Inc., (96-3093/3498), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. James P. Connors, (96-3498)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. Foster v. D.B.S. Collection AgencyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2006
  3. Greenspan v. Third Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nOhio Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Sammarco v. Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Lillback v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceOhio Court of Appeals · 1994

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