Hile v. Firmin, Sprague & Huffman Co.

Hadley, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision by the Common Pleas Court of Hancock County, Ohio, in which a summary judgment was granted in favor of defendants-appellees, Firmin, Sprague & Huffman Co., L.P.A., Douglas W. Huffman, and Stephen A. Roepke (hereinafter “attorneys”). Plaintiffs-appellants, Darwin E. Hile, John M. Uncapher, and Vernon H. Deerhake (hereinafter “directors”), were officers and directors of Blanchard Valley Supply Company (hereinafter “Blanchard”), a corporation which has since been liquidated.

Directors brought a legal malpractice suit against attorneys, alleging that…