Muhlfelder v. Rieth & Antonelli Co.

Joan SynenbeRG, Judge.

{¶ 1} Judge Mary Eileen Kilbane assigned Magistrate William F.B. Vodrey to hear the trial in this case, pursuant to Civ.R. 53. Magistrate Vodrey held the trial on December 14, 2004, and January 24, 2005. Judge Kilbane has now begun her duties on the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga County, and the undersigned judge has inherited much of her caseload. After review of the case, and consistent with the magistrate’s recommendation, the court’s decision is as follows.

{¶ 2} Pursuant to Civ.R. 21, Rieth & Antonelli Company is substituted for all originally named codefendants.…