Neighbors v. Ellis, Ca2007-05-125 (5-5-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Kevin Neighbors appeals from a judgment of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment to attorney Paris K. Ellis, on Neighbor's claims of legal malpractice and negligent hiring, supervision, and retention. For the following reasons, the judgment will be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.

I

{¶ 2} Construing the record in the light most favorable to Neighbors, the record supports the following facts:

{¶ 3} On October 27, 2001, Kevin Neighbors was cutting crown molding with a Hitachi Model C15FB miter saw as part of a construction…