Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. Hankook Tire Manufacturing Co.

Dickinson, Judge.

Defendants Hankook Tire Manufacturing Company and Ronald Kennedy have appealed from an order of the Summit County Common Pleas Court that denied their consolidated motion to dismiss plaintiff Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.’s action for discovery against them and directed that the requested discovery “proceed forthwith.” They have argued (1) that the trial court incorrectly denied their motion to dismiss because Bridgestone/Firestone was attempting to use this action for discovery to determine whether it had causes of action against them rather than to discover a fact without…