Puritas Metal Prods., Inc. v. Cole, 07ca009255 (9-15-2008)

DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY

{¶ 1} Appellants, Puritas Metal Products, Inc., Barbara Cook, Richard Cook and John Rybarczyk, appeal the judgment of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. This Court reverses.

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{¶ 2} This case presents as a convoluted confusion of issues.

{¶ 3} Robert S. Cook was the majority shareholder of Puritas Metal Products, Inc. ("Puritas"). It appears that his shares were held in trust and he voted those shares in the capacity of trustee of the Robert S. Cook Trust. When he died, his wife Barbara Cook purportedly became trustee of both the Robert S. Cook Trust and the…