Woods v. Marcano

EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, A.J.:

{¶ 1} This appeal involves three separate eviction actions plaintiff-appellant Doug Woods, d.b.a. What a Lovely Home ("Woods"), filed in the Garfield Heights Municipal Court against defendant-appellees Ciera Marcano (Appeal No. 106710), Annette Kellom (Appeal No. 106711) and Monique Willis (Appeal No. 106712). In each case, the trial court dismissed Woods' claims for damages on the ground that Woods "was not the owner of the subject property" and the property was "titled in a fictitious name." For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court's judgment in each…