Sain v. Estate of Hass, 06ap-902 (4-10-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, George R. Sain ("appellant"), appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, entered following a jury trial in this civil case. The relevant factual and procedural history follows.

{¶ 2} Appellant is an attorney who instituted this action in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on September 7, 2004.1 Appellant's complaint asserted claims against Dorothy M. Haas ("Haas"), and her daughter, defendant-appellee, Jo Anne Dominey ("Dominey"). Haas passed away during the pendency of this action, and her estate was substituted as a…