Henry Filters, Inc. v. Peabody Barnes, Inc.

Shekck, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Wood County Court of Common Pleas disqualifying the law firm of Brooks and Kushman from representing appellant, Henry Filters, Inc. Because we find that substantial evidence supports the conclusion that appellant’s attorneys, Brooks and Kushman, had an existing attorney-client relationship with appellee when this litigation commenced, we affirm the order of the trial court.

Appellee, Peabody Barnes, Inc., f.k.a. Barnes Pump, is in the business of supplying motors and pumps for various uses. Appellant, Henry Filters, Inc., is in the business…