Lippy v. Society National Bank

Joseph E. Mahoney, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Stephen R. Lippy, appeals from the trial court’s judgment granting the directed verdict motions of defendants-appellees, Society National Bank (“Society”) and Universal Asbestos Management, Inc. (“UAM”), made after appellant’s opening statement. Having found merit to appellant’s appeal, we reverse.

On September 19, 1991, appellant Lippy, on behalf of himself and on behalf of North Mar Center V (“North Mar”), an Ohio general partnership, filed a two-count complaint sounding in negligence against Society and UAM. The facts set forth in the complaint…