Whitjield v. Bartek, 2007-T-0078 (3-7-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Lidia Whitfield, administratrix of the estate of Marcello Scavnicky, appeals from the December 26, 2006 judgment entry of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment to appellees. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Substantive and Procedural History

{¶ 3} The present appeal stems from a tragic story of suicide, in which the now deceased, Marcello Scavnicky ("Mr. Scavnicky"), shot himself in the head on March 13, 2004. Following the death of Mr. Scavnicky, his sister and administratrix of his estate, Lidia Whitfield ("Ms.…