Sosnoswsky v. Koscianski

LARRY A. JONES, SR., J.:

*851{¶ 1} This matter involves the issue of whether the probate division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court had jurisdiction over a complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraud, conversion with regard to an estate, and that sought a constructive trust and an accounting. For the reasons that follow, we answer in the affirmative.

{¶ 2} Plaintiff-appellant, Sami Sosnoswsky, was gifted money to be placed into a trust until she turned 18 years old. Judith Lieber, Sosnoswsky's mother, was custodian of the account. From 1973-1980, the following amounts…