State ex rel. Vanni v. McMonagle

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals denying the request of appellants, Julian Vanni and Vanni & Associates, Inc. (collectively, “Vanni”), for a writ of prohibition against Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard McMonagle.

Background

{¶ 2} The present case is the outgrowth of earlier litigation, Kleem v. Southwest Sports Ctr., Inc., Cuyahoga C.P. No. CV-07-624066. Kleem involved a dispute over the valuation of certain real property. Kleem retained Vanni to appraise the property. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Kleem and against Southwest,…