The discretionary appeal is allowed and the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 425, 746 N.E.2d 1077, and Clark v. Scarpelli (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 271, 744 N.E.2d 719.
Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, for appellants. Brown, Bemiller, Murray & McIntyre, L.L.P., and J. Jeffrey Heck, for appellee. Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur. Moyer, C.J., Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur in judgment.