Trefren Construction Co., a Wyoming Corporation v. V&R Construction, Llc, an Ohio Limited Liability Company, and Cocca Development, Ltd., an Ohio Limited Partnership

HILL, Justice.

[¶1] Trefren Construction Co. (Trefren Construction) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to substitute the real party in interest and the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendants, V&R Construction, LLC, and Cocea Development, Ltd. We find the district court erred in dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, abused its discretion in denying the motion to substitute, and erred in prematurely ruling on the merits of the parties’ contract claims. We therefore reverse.

ISSUES

[¶2] Although Trefren Construction presents a number of…