Sheridan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

French, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Solomon T. Sheridan (“Mr. Sheridan”), Solomon D. Sheridan, and Shawn D. Sheridan (collectively, “appellants”), appeal the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, which sua sponte dismissed their complaint against defendant-appellee, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this matter for further proceedings.

{¶ 2} On May 1, 2007, appellants filed a “complaint of contractual dispute for damages and breach of care and loyalty to plaintiffs)”…