Hildreth Mfg., L.L.C. v. Semco, Inc.

Shaw, Judge.

{¶ 1} These consolidated cross-appeals arise from three judgments of the Common Pleas Court of Marion County, Ohio, entered on October 11, 2001. Two of the judgments involved the trial court’s decision to grant directed verdicts as to various claims made by the parties to this litigation, while the third judgment involved verdicts rendered by the jury.

{¶ 2} The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. In 1976, Leonard Furman and Ray Hildreth formed Semco, Inc. The primary business of the company was to manufacture and sell beryllium copper plunger tips,…