Dueck v. Clifton Club Co.
| Decision Date | 10 August 2017 |
| Docket Number | 103888,Nos. 103868,s. 103868 |
| Citation | 95 N.E.3d 1032,2017 Ohio 7161 |
| Parties | Arthur P. DUECK, et al., Plaintiffs–Appellants v. The CLIFTON CLUB COMPANY, et al., Defendants–Appellees |
| Court | Ohio Court of Appeals |
Dennis R. Rose, Arthur E. Gibbs III, Casey J. McElfresh, Hahn, Loeser & Parks, L.L.P., 200 Public Square, Suite 2800, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Ross M. Babbitt, Ross M. Babbitt Co., L.P.A., 1382 West 9th Street, Suite 220, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS.
Adam M. Fried, Julian T. Emerson, David Ross, Holly M. Wilson, Reminger & Reminger Co. L.P.A., 1400 Midland Building, 101 Prospect Avenue, West, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, for Clifton Club Company.
Kip Reader, Mary Forbes Lovett, Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., Skylight Office Tower, 1660 W. Second Street, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, for Trustees of Clifton Park Trust.
Leo M. Spellacy, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 500, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for BAI, L.L.C..
Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Thomas M. Ehrnfelt, Waldheger Coyne & Associates Co. L.P.A., Gemini Tower One, # 550, 1991 Crocker Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145, Attorneys for Edmond and Mary Blades, Trustees; Louis and Cynthia Keppler; and Robert Stall.
Michael C. Cohan, Cavitch, Familo & Durkin Co., L.P.A., 1300 E. Ninth Street, 20th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Sarah Cohan; Leigh E. Fox, Trustee; Joanne H. Calkins, Trustee; Matthew and Susan Beverstock; Jeffrey S. and Stefanie Christian; Janna Dresing; Cynthia Dunn and Dale Cuthbertson; Mark and Nancy S. Graves; Scott and Amy C. Kimes; Andrew Logan ; Peter and Linda Joy Nintcheff, Trustees; Ron and Beverly Rudin; Carolyn Seelbach; and Byron T. and Mary Anne Crampton, Trustees.
Gary A. Vick, Jr., Connick & Associates Co., L.P.A., NorthPoint Tower, Suite 1720, 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Charles and Patricia Geiger; Gordon D. and Susan S. Geiger; Christine R. Kraay, Trustee; and 17822 Lake Avenue L.L.C..
F. Thomas Vickers, Vickers Law Group Co., L.P.A., 1119 Bassett Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145, Attorney for Joseph and Alicia A. Kerrigan.
John F. McCaffrey, Tucker Ellis L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for John F. and Margaret McCaffrey.
Kevin M. Spellacy, McGinty, Hilow & Spellacy Co., L.P.A., The Rockefeller Building, Suite 1300, 614 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for Thomas and Kelly O'Malley; Michael and Patricia Smith ; and Kevin and Molly M. Spellacy.
Michael J. Connick, Connick & Associates Co., L.P.A., NorthPoint Tower, Suite 1720, 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114, Attorney for James and Nancy S. Seibert.
Gregory D. Seeley, Seeley, Savidge, Ebert & Gourash Co., L.P.A., 26600 Detroit Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44145, Attorney for Melissa K. Meany.
Michael E. Smith, Frantz Ward L.L.P., 2500 Key Center, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Michael Smith and Michelle Myers.
Brian J. Darling, John Duffy & Associates, Brendan Place, 23823 Lorain Road, Suite 270, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070, Attorney Harold W. Goforth.
James D. Romer, Polito, Paulozzi, Rodstrom & Burke, 21300 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, Ohio 44126, Attorney for James and Katherine Romer.
Ross M. Babbitt, Ross M. Babbitt Co., L.P.A., 1382 West Ninth Street, Suite 220, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Co–Counsel for Plaintiffs and Attorney for Rhonda Loje and Jeffrey Mansell.
Christian M. Bates, Corsaro & Associates Co., L.P.A., 28039 Clemens Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145, Attorney for Saji T. Daniel, Trustee.
Solvita McMillan, 17904 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Attorney for John G. and Solvita A. McMillan.
James P. Oliver, Squire Patton Boggs L.L.P., 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for James and Mary Patricia Oliver.
Dennis R. Lansdowne, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber L.L.P., 1001 Lakeside Avenue East, Suite 1700, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, William Ahern, Kathy Franzinger, 18119 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, R. Craig Andrews, Ruth A. Andrews, 18117 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Gary D. Arbeznik, Maureen A. Arbeznik, 18128 West Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Suzanne Morphy Backus, Trustee, Suzanne Morphy Backus Trust, 17862 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Richard R. Baker, Sandra W. Baker, 18150 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Deborah A. Baker, 1186 West Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John Ballard, Karen Ballard, 1107 West Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kevin Barry, Sherri Whitaker, 17817 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Russell L. Beeler, Carolyn R. Beeler, 1123 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Judith Bizga, 17900 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Paul Bjorn, Jean Bjorn, 1084 Lake Point Drive, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John Blesi, 1131 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kevin R. Brown, Trustee, Kevin R. Brown Family Trust, 17908 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Markus Bruckner, Louanne Jennings Bruckner, 17888 Clifton Park Lane, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Ruth E. Budzar, Trustee, Ruth E. Budzar Trust, 17835 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 R. Craig Andrews, Douglas Burry, Cynthia Burry, 18104 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Dennis Butler, Marilyn Butler, 18113 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Lawrence Campana, Cynthia Mikula, 17859 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Marc Castelluccio, Trustee, Kent Castelluccio, Trustee, Raymond Castelluccio 2011 Dynasty Trust, 17818 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Ronnie Cheung, Eva Lum, 18097 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Warren Coleman, Trustee, Clifton Park Trust, Leslie D. Coleman, Trustee, 18136 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Frank Conway, Karin Conway, 18176 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Peter Corrigan, Kathryn Corrigan, 18179 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, David B. Cottenden, Courtney E. Cottenden, 18135 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Diana Curran, 17837 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, James Cutler, 18169 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Brian J. Dalisky, Margaret Z. Dalisky, 18141 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, David L. Dashiell, Stacie F. Dashiell, 17894 Clifton Park Lane, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Michael R. Davis, Kathryn M. Davis, 18140 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, William L. Davis, Janice E. Davis, 18162 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Charles W. Debelak, Hellene V. Debelak, 18106 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Thomas Demitrack, Peggy Ann Demitrack, 17804 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Guy B. Schroen, Carrie Schroen, 17863 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Anthony W. Dimacchia, 1099 West Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Terrence J. Dobro, Patricia A. Dobro, 18147 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Cynthia Dunn, Dale Cuthbertson, 1106 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Griffith R. Dye, Nancy S. Dye, 17846 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Hugh Fagan, Alana Fagan, 17831 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Thomas Feser, Donna Feser, 17853 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Daniel Flannery, Caroline Flannery, 18148 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John W. Forgetta, 18121 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Victor Forgetta, Rose Forgetta, 17901 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Frank Foti, 17869 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Grace A. Frank, Trustee, 1101 West Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Thomas J. Fraser, Mary Ellen Fraser, 18177 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Billy T. Frazier, 17892 Clifton Park Lane, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Juanita Dia Frenden, 17830 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Robert Frost, Amy M. Frost, 18126 West Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John Gallagher, Eileen Gallagher, 17850 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Juliane Gillespie, 1117 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Patrick Gowell, 18155 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Mark L Graves, Nancy S. Graves, 17889 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Sarah Grotta, 18188 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kenneth Haber, Kathleen A. Haber, 17897 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Theodore Harakas, Marybeth Harakas, 17881 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Philip W. Hall, Trustee, Clifton Park Trust, Marcia Hall, 1127 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Laurence Heidelberg, Kathryn Heidelberg, 17852 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Andrew Henderson, Joselyn Tyler, 1109 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John Henderson, Mary Ann Henderson, 17890 Clifton Park Lane, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Carol E. Herberger, Trustee, 17905 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Jerry Hoegner, Trustee, 18163 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Robert Houck, Joanne Houck, 1105 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Timothy Jablonski, Jennifer Jablonski, 17845 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Christopher Jammal, Patricia Jammal, 1133 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Maxwell S. Bombik, 18175 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Ronald Johnson, Christine Johnson, 18123 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, John Kappus, Melissa Kappus, 18143 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kim Katzenberger, Nora Katzenberger, 1128 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kerala, L.L.C., 17891 Captains Cove, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, George Khuri, Elizabeth Khuri, 1088 Lake Point Drive, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Mary Caye Kilbane, 18187 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Edward Hill and Karen Upton, Hill 1121 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Michael J. King, Trustee, Laura A. King, Trustee, Michael J. King Trust, 18138 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Daniel J. Klenkar, Carolyn M. Klenkar, 18115 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Donna Kolis, 17893 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Peter A. Kuhn, Trustee, Clifton Park Trust, Cathryn Thompson Kuhn, 1132 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Raymond Krncevic, Margarita Krncevic, 18158 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Gregg La Spisa, Melissa La Spisa, 17823 Lake Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Daniel P. Lavelle, Carolyn B. Lavelle, 18101 Clifton Road, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Kyle M. Lawrence, 1206 West Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, Patrick Lenehans, Karen Lenehans, 1107 Forest Road,...
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