Worthy v. Hawthorne

[Cite as Worthy v. Hawthorne,

2025-Ohio-1941.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT LAWRENCE COUNTY LINDA WORTHY, et al, : : Case No. 23CA27 Plaintiffs-Appellees, : : v. : DECISION AND JUDGMENT : ENTRY KEVIN HAWTHORNE, : : RELEASED: 05/22/2025 Defendant-Appellant. : APPEARANCES: Richard F. Bentley, Bentley Law Firm LLC, Ironton, Ohio, for appellant. W. Graham Woodyard, Gallipolis, Ohio, for appellees. Wilkin, J. {¶1} This is an appeal by defendant-appellant, Kevin Hawthorne (“Hawthorne”), from a Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas judgment that granted plaintiffs-…