Ludwig v. Fifth Third Bank

Sylvia S. Hendon, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant Kenneth Ludwig appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant-appellee Fifth Third Bank on Ludwig’s cause of action for conversion.

{¶ 2} For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Factual Background

{¶ 3} Ludwig had worked for Benefit Resources, an insurance agency that specialized in group benefits. While employed by Benefit Resources, Ludwig received commission checks for the business that he had generated. In 1997, Ludwig left Benefit Resources and…