MWL Ents., L.L.C. v. Mid-Miami Invest. Co.

Citations

• 209 N.E.3d 234
• 2023 Ohio 547

Syllabus

In a dispute over easements, the trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion for sanctions under R.C. 2323.51, as cross-appellant's motion for contempt was not frivolous. The trial court correctly noted that a reasonable lawyer could have argued that the circumstances surrounding a prior injunction granted against appellant were similar to the circumstances that led cross-appellant to file the contempt motion. The trial court also did not err in denying cross-appellant's contempt motion, as the appellant had not yet taken any action. Instead, appellant had simply threatened to take action concerning the easements involved in the prior injunction. Judgment affirmed.