Yeager v. Carpenter, 14-08-15 (9-15-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} The defendants-appellants, Richard and Eileen Carpenter, appeal the judgment of the Union County Common Pleas Court ordering them to pay attorney's fees in the amount of $6,661.10 as a discovery sanction pursuant to Civ. R. 37. On appeal, the Carpenters argue that the plaintiff-appellee, Ralph Yeager, failed to meet his burden of proof in showing that attorney's fees were reasonable and necessary. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} The procedural history of the underlying cause of action is irrelevant to the resolution of this…