Hooper v. Seventh Urban, Inc.

Appellant Seventh Urban, Inc., is the owner of real property located on Euclid Avenue. Appellant Milt Schulman is the sole shareholder of Seventh Urban. The lessee of the Euclid Avenue property is University Circle Property Development, Inc. (UCPD). The appellee, Mr. John D. Hooper, operated a shoe store on the Euclid Avenue property.

On July 7, 1978, Seventh Urban obtained a judgment in forcible entry and detainer against UCPD in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. Mr. Hooper, who leased his store from UCPD, was not a party to that action. The court’s order reads as follows:

“This…