Stephens v. Crestview Cadillac, Inc.

Reilly, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas overruling plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees. Third-party defendant, Ralph E. Hazelbaker (“Hazelbaker”), alleged that defendant’s third-party complaint against him was frivolous conduct in violation of Ohio's newly enacted R.C. 2323.51.

The original plaintiff in this action, Charles E. Stephens, bought a 1978 Cadillac automobile from defendant, Crestview Cadillac, Inc. (“Crestview”), in November 1982. When the automobile developed repair problems, he discov ered that there was a discrepancy in the…