Legal Opinion
Morgan v. North Coast Cable Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1992No. 91-58PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The issue before us is whether the court of appeals properly concluded that the trial court erred in disqualifying Schulman as counsel for Morgan. Based on the facts of this case, and for the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals in all material respects.
Typically, courts do not disqualify an attorney on the grounds of conflict of interest unless there is (or was) an attorney-client relationship between the party seeking disqualification and the attorney the party seeks to disqualify. See In re Yarn Processing Patent Validity, Celanese Corp. v. Leesona Corp.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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