Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Celina Financial Corp.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1995No. 10-94-21PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
Appellants, plaintiff Harry Lewis and his counsel Stuart D. Wechsler, and the firm of Wechsler, Skirnick, Harwood, Halebiam & Feffer (‘Wechsler Skirnick”), and W. Edward Hatcher and the firm of Hatcher, Diller, Rice & Beebe (“Hatcher Diller”) appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County holding them jointly and severally liable for attorney fees imposed as a sanction for filing a frivolous lawsuit. For the reasons that follow, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
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The judgment of attorney fees stems from the appellants’ unsuccessful attempt to…
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