Legal Opinion

Gullatte v. Rion

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided September 8, 2000No. CA-17871PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Walsh, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, David A. Gullatte and his former wife, Gallion D. Gul-latte, 1 appeal the decision of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees, John H. Rion and Dennis Gump, on a legal malpractice claim.

Gullatte was indicted for murder with a firearm specification on January 19, 1989. He hired appellees to defend him against the charges. On August 18, 1989, he pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a firearm specification. Gullatte was sentenced to a prison term of seven to twenty-five years, and an additional three years for the gun…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Harless v. Willis Day Warehousing Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Murphy v. City of ReynoldsburgOhio Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Zimmie v. Calfee, Halter & GriswoldOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Ohio State Board of Pharmacy v. FrantzOhio Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Omni-Food & Fashion, Inc. v. SmithOhio Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Dottore v. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Phelps v. LengyelDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2002
  3. Auckerman v. RogersOhio Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Creech v. GabaOhio Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. Blackwell v. Gorman, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division2007

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