The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case law to include additional areas in McGlinchey’s footprint.
Mundy v. Golightly, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 110382, 2022-Ohio-83
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the plaintiff’s action for partition of personal property could not be maintained as she failed to allege how the defendant acquired his ownership interest in the dog at issue.
The Bullet Point: In Ohio, a plaintiff cannot bring a claim for partition of personal property where joint ownership of the property was acquired solely by means of cohabitating. Stated differently, Ohio law does not provide a means by which courts may simply divide property between unmarried, cohabitating individuals. That being said, a person seeking partition of personal property acquired during cohabitation may bring an action “where the facts of joint ownership are based upon something in addition to or other than cohabitation.”
King v. Emergency Med. Transport, Inc., 5th Dist. Stark No. 2021CA00057, 2022-Ohio-123
In this appeal, the Fifth Appellate District reversed and remanded the trial court’s decision, finding that reasonable minds could differ as to whether the paramedics were on a personal errand...
After a weekend of demonstrations culminated in France’s most violent night of unrest, the mood in the country remained tense on Monday (October 19) as the government announced partial curfews in ...