Lake v. Love

{¶ 1} Defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellant, Lee C. Love, appeals from a judgment entered after a bench trial in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Michael L. Lake, and third-party defendant-appellee, Michelle Lake (collectively, "the Lakes") on claims of conversion made by Michael and by Love. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} Michelle and Michael are husband and wife. Michelle and Love are half-siblings, who share the same father. After Michelle's mother passed away in the mid-1990s, Love was put on the…