Parma International v. Bartos

This cause came before the trial court upon the appeals of Parma International, Inc., and the cross-appeal of Steven Bartos from the trial court's adoption of the referee's recommendations. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Before setting forth the facts of this case, we initially note that we are confined in our review to the findings of fact established by the referee. Although both parties refer to the transcript of the hearing before the referee, it is apparent from the record that the trial court did not have the transcript before it when it adopted the referee's recommendations.…