ART'S RENTAL EQUIP., INC. v. BEAR CREEK CONSTR., LLC

Appeal Nos. C-110544., C-110555, C-110558, C-110559, C-110564, C-110785, C-110792, C-110797, C-110798., C-110799, C-110800, C-110801, C-110808, C-120309.

2012 Ohio 5371

ART'S RENTAL EQUIPMENT, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEAR CREEK CONSTRUCTION, LLC, et al., Defendants, and RIVERBEND COMMERCIAL TITLE AGENCY, L.P., and PORT OF GREATER CINCINNATI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Appellees, and KRAFT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC., HICON, INC., CENTRAL INSULATION SYSTEMS, INC., LAFORCE, INC., MBJ CONSULTANTS, INC., THE MARK MADISON COMPANY, TEPE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LTD, UNIVERSAL CLEANING, SECURITY FENCE GROUP, INC., THE PAINTING CONTRACTOR, LLC, TRIUMPH SIGNS AND CONSULTING, INC., SPOHN ASSOCIATES, INC., KELLEY BROS. ROOFING, INC., JARVIS MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC., ARCHITECTURAL GLASS & METAL CO., INC., BAKER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC., SOFCO ERECTORS, INC., KENWOOD TOWNE PLACE, LLC, J&B STEEL ERECTORS, INC., SBF ASSET ACQUISITION, LLC, SPECIALTY INTERIORS OF OHIO, INC., JOSTIN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, FORD DEVELOPMENT CORP., ALT & WITZIG ENGINEERING, INC., OK INTERIORS CORP., BARRETT PAVING MATERIALS, and SMITH & JOLLY LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN, INC., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County.

November 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roetzel & Andress, LPA, and David G. Kern, Mayer Brown LLP, Lori E. Lightfoot and Chad M. Clamage, for Plaintiff-Appellee Bank of America, N.A.

James E. Arnold & Associates, LPA, James E. Arnold , Gerhardt A. Gosnell II and Scott J. Stitt, for Defendant-Appellee Riverbend Commercial Title Agency, LP.

Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Scott A. Kane and Colter L. Paulson, Plunkett Cooney and Amelia A. Bower, for Defendant-Appellee The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority.

Benjamin, Yocum & Heather, LLC, Thomas R. Yocum and Patrick M. O'Neill, for Defendants-Appellants Kraft Electrical Contracting, Inc., Hicon, Inc., Central Insulation Systems, Inc., LaForce, Inc., MBJ Consultants, Inc., The Mark Madison Company, Tepe Environmental Services, Ltd., Universal Cleaning, Security Fence Group, Inc., The Painting Contractor, LLC, Triumph Signs and Consulting, Inc., Spohn Associates, Inc., Jarvis Mechanical Contractors, Inc., and Kelley Bros. Roofing, Inc.

Frost Brown Todd LLC, John S. Higgins and Shannah J. Morris, for Defendants-Appellants Baker Concrete Construction, Inc., SOFCO Erectors, Inc., and Architectural Glass & Metal Company, Inc.

The Drew Law Firm Co., LPA, Anthony G. Covatta , Stephen A. Bailey , Robert M. Smyth and Joel M. Frederic, for Defendant-Appellant Kenwood Towne Place, LLC.

Gregory R. Wilson Co., L.P.A., and Gregory R. Wilson, for Defendants-Appellants J&B Steel Erectors, Inc., and SBF Asset Acquisition, LLC.

Kohnen & Patton, LLP, Kimberly A. Pramaggiore and Malinda L. Langston for Defendant-Appellant Specialty Interiors of Ohio, Inc.

Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, and Michael C. Surrey, for Defendant-Appellant Jostin Concrete Construction.

Robert W. Burns , Katzman, Logan, Halper & Bennett, LPA, and Kenneth B. Flacks, for Defendants-Appellants Ford Development Corp., and Ford Development Corp., assignee of Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.

Finney, Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson, LPA, and Sean P. Donovan, for Defendant-Appellant Alt & Witzig Engineering, Inc.

Michael J. Bergmann, LLC, and Michael J. Bergmann, for Defendant-Appellant OK Interiors, Corp.

Morgan Smith and Tracy A. Smith, for Defendant-Appellant Smith & Jolly Landscape and Design, Inc.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

{¶ 1} Defendants-appellants, holders of liens against property owned by Kenwood Towne Place, LLC ("KTP"), appeal the trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee Bank of America ("the Bank") on its foreclosure and priority lien claims. Because the judgment has been satisfied, we dismiss the appeals as moot.

{¶ 2} On December 10, 2007, LaSalle Bank National Association, the predecessor...

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