Frank Lerner & Associates, Inc. v. Vassy

Peggy Beyant, Judge.

Defendants-appellants, Louis Vassy and E. Koo Choe, appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting judgment in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, Frank Lerner and Associates, Inc. (“FLA”), Frank Lerner, Samuel Portman, and Craig Lerner.

The facts as found by the referee in the trial court indicate that Frank Lerner, Portman, Craig Lerner, Vassy, and Koo Choe are the sole shareholders in and directors of FLA, an Ohio corporation engaged in producing advertising and promotional materials. Together, the individual plaintiffs hold a majority interest…