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33 Ohio opinions name it 2 courts 1994–2026 7 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Ohio courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc.green2 sentences2019"While it is true that a party may not recover for the same services under both a contractual claim and a claim for quantum meruit, a party is not barred from seeking alternative theories and recovering under a quantum meruit theory if his contractual claim fails." Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc., 182 Ohio App.3d 39 , 2009-Ohio-1910 , 911 N.E.2d 356 , ¶ 17 (9th Dist.). {¶ 20} Appellant argues appellee was required to show that the conferral of the benefit was the product of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith by appellant in accepting and retaining the benefit. 2019"While it is true that a party may not recover for the same services under both a contractual claim and a claim for quantum meruit, a party is not barred from seeking alternative theories and recovering under a quantum meruit theory if his contractual claim fails." Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc., 182 Ohio App.3d 39 , 2009-Ohio-1910 , 911 N.E.2d 356 , ¶ 17 (9th Dist.). {¶ 20} Appellant argues appellee was required to show that the conferral of the benefit was the product of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith by appellant in accepting and retaining the benefit. | 2 | 2 |
Bova v. B & J Pools, Inc.green1 sentence2026Bova v. B & J Pools, Inc., 2023-Ohio-1680, ¶ 16 (7th Dist.); see also Cleveland Mack Leasing, 2006-Ohio-888, at ¶ 34 (7th Dist.). {¶80} Reciting the same principle as the MRI Software case cited in the trial court’s judgment, Appellant points to an Ohio Supreme Court case finding no breach of contract and then addressing alternate claims by observing: The contract here describes the nature of services to be rendered and the compensation to be paid. | 1 | 1 |
Hambleton v. R.G. Barry Corp.green1 sentence2026Barry Corp., 12 Ohio St.3d 179, 183 (1984). {¶ 49} While a party “may plead, in the alternative, both a breach of contract claim and a claim for unjust enrichment . . . a party may not recover for the same services under both a contractual claim and a claim for unjust enrichment, but may recover under an unjust enrichment theory if the contractual claim fails.” Jones v. Carpenter, 2019-Ohio- No. 25AP-397 16 619, ¶ 42 (1oth Dist.), citing Cristino v. Bur. of Workers’ Comp., 2012-Ohi0-4420, ¶ 26 (1oth Dist.). {¶ 50} As indicated, the trial court denied appellant’s motion for summary judgment by | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Mack Leasing v. Chef's Class., Unpublished Decision (2-24-2006)green1 sentence2026Bova v. B & J Pools, Inc., 2023-Ohio-1680, ¶ 16 (7th Dist.); see also Cleveland Mack Leasing, 2006-Ohio-888, at ¶ 34 (7th Dist.). {¶80} Reciting the same principle as the MRI Software case cited in the trial court’s judgment, Appellant points to an Ohio Supreme Court case finding no breach of contract and then addressing alternate claims by observing: The contract here describes the nature of services to be rendered and the compensation to be paid. | 1 | 1 |
Jack Ehleiter v. Grapetree Shores, Inc.green1 sentence2023As other courts have observed, it is fairly clear, when considered in context, that the Supreme Court’s reference to waiver in that case was as a defense “arising from non-compliance with contractual conditions precedent to arbitration” — the contractual doctrine of waiver not “claims of waiver based on active litigation in court” — and was not intended “to upset the ‘traditional rule’ that courts, not arbitrators, should decide the question of whether a party has waived its right to arbitrate by actively litigating the case in court.” See Ehleiter v. Grapetree Shores, Inc., 482 F.3d 207, 217- | 1 | 1 |
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. v. Cahillgreen1 sentence2023LEXIS 145191 , at 13-18, citing Pre-Paid Legal Servs. v. Cahill, 786 F.3d 1287, 1295 (10th Cir.2015); Lukis, 535 F.Supp.3d at 786- 787. | 1 | 1 |
Giancola v. Azem (Slip Opinion)green2 sentences2022Cuyahoga No. 109767, 2021-Ohio- 1410, at ¶ 21, 24 (after concluding that the trial court was permitted to revisit the merits of the contractual claim at the damages hearing, the panel concluded that “[t]he judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court to address whether appellants are entitled to damages on their fraud and/or unjust enrichment claims and, if so, in what amount.”); Giancola v. Azem, 153 Ohio St.3d 594 , 2018-Ohio-1694 , 109 N.E.3d 1194, ¶ 1 (“The law-of-the-case doctrine provides that legal questions resolved by a reviewing court in a p 2022Cuyahoga No. 109767, 2021-Ohio- 1410, at ¶ 21, 24 (after concluding that the trial court was permitted to revisit the merits of the contractual claim at the damages hearing, the panel concluded that “[t]he judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court to address whether appellants are entitled to damages on their fraud and/or unjust enrichment claims and, if so, in what amount.”); Giancola v. Azem, 153 Ohio St.3d 594 , 2018-Ohio-1694 , 109 N.E.3d 1194, ¶ 1 (“The law-of-the-case doctrine provides that legal questions resolved by a reviewing court in a p | 1 | 1 |
Embassy Healthcare v. Bell (Slip Opinion)green2 sentences2021In re Estate of Greer, 197 Ohio App.3d 542 , 2011-Ohio-6721, ¶ 7-9 (1st Dist.); see also Embassy Healthcare v. Bell, 155 Ohio St.3d 430 , 2018-Ohio-4912 , ¶ 29 (creditor with a contractual claim to payment for services rendered to decedent must present its claim to an estate in accordance with R.C. 2117.06). {¶22} Here, the probate court concluded the “amount” of Summa’s claim was contingent until it was finally settled as to the amount the insurance would pay, if anything, and therefore uncertain until Western Reserve made its final decision. 2021In re Estate of Greer, 197 Ohio App.3d 542 , 2011-Ohio-6721, ¶ 7-9 (1st Dist.); see also Embassy Healthcare v. Bell, 155 Ohio St.3d 430 , 2018-Ohio-4912 , ¶ 29 (creditor with a contractual claim to payment for services rendered to decedent must present its claim to an estate in accordance with R.C. 2117.06). {¶22} Here, the probate court concluded the “amount” of Summa’s claim was contingent until it was finally settled as to the amount the insurance would pay, if anything, and therefore uncertain until Western Reserve made its final decision. | 1 | 1 |
In re Estate of Greergreen2 sentences2021In re Estate of Greer, 197 Ohio App.3d 542 , 2011-Ohio-6721, ¶ 7-9 (1st Dist.); see also Embassy Healthcare v. Bell, 155 Ohio St.3d 430 , 2018-Ohio-4912 , ¶ 29 (creditor with a contractual claim to payment for services rendered to decedent must present its claim to an estate in accordance with R.C. 2117.06). {¶22} Here, the probate court concluded the “amount” of Summa’s claim was contingent until it was finally settled as to the amount the insurance would pay, if anything, and therefore uncertain until Western Reserve made its final decision. 2021In re Estate of Greer, 197 Ohio App.3d 542 , 2011-Ohio-6721, ¶ 7-9 (1st Dist.); see also Embassy Healthcare v. Bell, 155 Ohio St.3d 430 , 2018-Ohio-4912 , ¶ 29 (creditor with a contractual claim to payment for services rendered to decedent must present its claim to an estate in accordance with R.C. 2117.06). {¶22} Here, the probate court concluded the “amount” of Summa’s claim was contingent until it was finally settled as to the amount the insurance would pay, if anything, and therefore uncertain until Western Reserve made its final decision. | 1 | 1 |
Zoppo v. Homestead Insurancegreen1 sentence2016Co., 71 Ohio St.3d 552, 558 , 644 N.E.2d 397 (1994) (“Attorney fees may be awarded as an element of compensatory damages where the jury finds that punitive damages are warranted.”). {¶174} There is also a contractual exception. | 1 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors v. Milwaukee Teachers' Education Ass'ngreen | 1 | 1 |
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Collins v. Click Camera & Video, Inc.
green
2 sentences2004“Under Ohio law, a contract clause is unconscionable where one party has been misled as to its meaning, where a severe imbalance of bargaining power exists, or where the specific contractual clause is outrageous. * * * Unconscionability is generally recognized to include an absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties to a contract, combined with contract terms that are unreasonably favorable to the other party. * * *” (Citations omitted.) Cross v. Carnes (1998), 132 Ohio App.3d 157, 169-170 , 724 N.E.2d 828 . {¶ 21} Unconscionability embodies two separate concepts: (1) subst 2004“Under Ohio law, a contract clause is unconscionable where one party has been misled as to its meaning, where a severe imbalance of bargaining power exists, or where the specific contractual clause is outrageous. * * * Unconscionability is generally recognized to include an absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties to a contract, combined with contract terms that are unreasonably favorable to the other party. * * *” (Citations omitted.) Cross v. Carnes (1998), 132 Ohio App.3d 157, 169-170 , 724 N.E.2d 828 . {¶ 21} Unconscionability embodies two separate concepts: (1) subst | 2 | 2004–2009 |
Cross v. Carnes
green
2 sentences2005Co. of N. Am. v. Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of Am. (1981), 67 Ohio St.2d 91 , 98 . {¶ 21} In Ohio, "`a contract clause is unconscionable where one party has been misled as to its meaning, where a severe imbalance of bargaining power exists, or where the specific contractual clause is outrageous * * *.'" Hurst, supra, quoting Cross v. Carnes (1998), 132 Ohio App.3d 157 , 170 . 2004“Under Ohio law, a contract clause is unconscionable where one party has been misled as to its meaning, where a severe imbalance of bargaining power exists, or where the specific contractual clause is outrageous. * * * Unconscionability is generally recognized to include an absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties to a contract, combined with contract terms that are unreasonably favorable to the other party. * * *” (Citations omitted.) Cross v. Carnes (1998), 132 Ohio App.3d 157, 169-170 , 724 N.E.2d 828 . {¶ 21} Unconscionability embodies two separate concepts: (1) subst | 2 | 2004–2005 |
Orlett v. Suburban Propane
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2 sentences2000Orlett v. Suburban Propane (1989), 54 Ohio App.3d 127 , 129 . 1998Orlett v. Suburban Propane (1989), 54 Ohio App.3d 127, 129 , 561 N.E.2d 1066, 1069-1070 . | 2 | 1998–2000 |
Township of Andover v. Ashtabula County Budget Commission
green
2 sentences1994Such a contractual analysis, however, is precisely what this court rejected in Andover, supra, 49 Ohio St.2d at 174 , 3 O.O.3d at 239 , 360 N.E.2d at 692 . 1994Such a contractual analysis, however, is precisely what this court rejected in Andover, supra, 49 Ohio St.2d at 174 , 3 O.O.3d at 239 , 360 N.E.2d at 692 . | 2 | 1994–1994 |
Thompson v. Botts
green
2 sentences1994Recognizing that “[u]nder a strict contractual analysis, he [the depositor] could not do both,” id. at 436 , 20 0.0.3d at 373, 423 N.E.2d at 93 , the court sought a way around “the rigid contractual analysis of our earlier cases.” Id. at 437 , 20 0.0.3d at 374, 423 N.E.2d at 93 . 1994Recognizing that “[u]nder a strict contractual analysis, he [the depositor] could not do both,” id. at 436 , 20 0.0.3d at 373, 423 N.E.2d at 93 , the court sought a way around “the rigid contractual analysis of our earlier cases.” Id. at 437 , 20 0.0.3d at 374, 423 N.E.2d at 93 . | 2 | 1994–1994 |
Miami Valley Hosp. v. Edwards, 07-Ca-1717 (6-6-2008)
green
1 sentence2022Darke No. 07-CA-1717, 2008-Ohio-2721 . | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Nolan v. Nolan
green
2 sentences2022Cuyahoga No. 109767, 2021-Ohio- 1410, at ¶ 21, 24 (after concluding that the trial court was permitted to revisit the merits of the contractual claim at the damages hearing, the panel concluded that “[t]he judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court to address whether appellants are entitled to damages on their fraud and/or unjust enrichment claims and, if so, in what amount.”); Giancola v. Azem, 153 Ohio St.3d 594 , 2018-Ohio-1694 , 109 N.E.3d 1194, ¶ 1 (“The law-of-the-case doctrine provides that legal questions resolved by a reviewing court in a p 2022Cuyahoga No. 109767, 2021-Ohio- 1410, at ¶ 21, 24 (after concluding that the trial court was permitted to revisit the merits of the contractual claim at the damages hearing, the panel concluded that “[t]he judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court to address whether appellants are entitled to damages on their fraud and/or unjust enrichment claims and, if so, in what amount.”); Giancola v. Azem, 153 Ohio St.3d 594 , 2018-Ohio-1694 , 109 N.E.3d 1194, ¶ 1 (“The law-of-the-case doctrine provides that legal questions resolved by a reviewing court in a p | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Neth. Ins. Co. v. BSHM Architects, Inc.
green
1 sentence2022Id. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Fedex Corporate Serv., Inc. v. Heat Surge, L.L.C.
neutral
2 sentences2019Stark No. 2018CA00026, 2019-Ohio-217 , 2019 WL 328599 , ¶ 19 citing Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc., 182 Ohio App.3d 39 , 2009-Ohio-1910 , 911 N.E.2d 356, ¶ 17 (9th Dist.). {¶23} In this case, the trial court dismissed Municipal Services’ claim for unjust enrichment and/or quantum meruit because it found the contractual claim failed. 2019Stark No. 2018CA00026, 2019-Ohio-217 , 2019 WL 328599 , ¶ 19 citing Building Industry Consultants, Inc. v. 3M Parkway, Inc., 182 Ohio App.3d 39 , 2009-Ohio-1910 , 911 N.E.2d 356, ¶ 17 (9th Dist.). {¶23} In this case, the trial court dismissed Municipal Services’ claim for unjust enrichment and/or quantum meruit because it found the contractual claim failed. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Johnson v. Mobil Oil Corp.
green
1 sentence2009No. 06BE11, 2007-Ohio-4998 , at ¶ 50 , quoting Collins v. Click Camera Video, Inc. (1993), 86 Ohio App.3d 826 , 834 , 621 N.E.2d 1294 , quoting Johnson v. Mobil Oil Corp. (E.D.Mich. 1976), 415 F.Supp. 264 , 268 . | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Peltz v. Moyer, 06 Be 11 (9-17-2007)
neutral
1 sentence2009No. 06BE11, 2007-Ohio-4998 , at ¶ 50 , quoting Collins v. Click Camera Video, Inc. (1993), 86 Ohio App.3d 826 , 834 , 621 N.E.2d 1294 , quoting Johnson v. Mobil Oil Corp. (E.D.Mich. 1976), 415 F.Supp. 264 , 268 . | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Wochna v. Mancino, 07ca0059-M (3-10-2008)
neutral
1 sentence2009No. 07CA0059-M, 2008-Ohio-996 , 2008 WL 623731 , ¶ 18. {¶ 17} While it is true that a party may not recover for the same services under both a contractual claim and a claim for quantum meruit, a party is not barred from seeking alternative theories and recovering under a quantum meruit theory if his contractual claim fails. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Ohio Asphalt Paving, Inc. v. Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
green
1 sentence2009"Except as provided in R.C. 4115.05 , a contractor will be held liable for the underpayment of prevailing wages with respect to a public improvement contract, even where the public authority fails to include prevailing wage specifications in that contract." Id. at paragraph one of the syllabus. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Akron-Canton Waste Oil, Inc. v. Safety-Kleen Oil Services, Inc.
green
1 sentence2009It's only evidence that a selection has been made? {¶ 35} "A. Correct." {¶ 36} Although the alleged agreements between MedCorp and the elder care patients may not form the basis of a contractual claim, MedCorp relies on the case captioned Akron-Canton Waste Oil, Inc. v. Safety-Kleen Oil Serv., Inc. (1992), 81 Ohio App.3d 591 , for its argument that a legally binding agreement is not required for recovery. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Moore v. Moore
green
2 sentences2007The first is Moore v. Moore (2005), 266 Mich.App. 96 , 700 N.W.2d 414 , from the Michigan Court of Appeals. 2007The first is Moore v. Moore (2005), 266 Mich.App. 96 , 700 N.W.2d 414 , from the Michigan Court of Appeals. | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Broadnax v. Greene Credit Service
green
2 sentences2007Broadnax v. Greene Credit Service (1997), 118 Ohio App.3d 881 , 887 , 694 N.E.2d 167 , and Long v. Tokai Bank of California (1996), 114 Ohio App.3d 116 , 119 , 682 N.E.2d 1052 . {¶ 42} Like the trial court, we have failed to discover authoritative law applying the substantial compliance or substantial performance doctrine to real estate agreements, even though this contractual doctrine is generally well-established in Ohio. 2007Broadnax v. Greene Credit Service (1997), 118 Ohio App.3d 881 , 887 , 694 N.E.2d 167 , and Long v. Tokai Bank of California (1996), 114 Ohio App.3d 116 , 119 , 682 N.E.2d 1052 . {¶ 42} Like the trial court, we have failed to discover authoritative law applying the substantial compliance or substantial performance doctrine to real estate agreements, even though this contractual doctrine is generally well-established in Ohio. | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Long v. Tokai Bank of California
green
2 sentences2007Broadnax v. Greene Credit Service (1997), 118 Ohio App.3d 881 , 887 , 694 N.E.2d 167 , and Long v. Tokai Bank of California (1996), 114 Ohio App.3d 116 , 119 , 682 N.E.2d 1052 . {¶ 42} Like the trial court, we have failed to discover authoritative law applying the substantial compliance or substantial performance doctrine to real estate agreements, even though this contractual doctrine is generally well-established in Ohio. 2007Broadnax v. Greene Credit Service (1997), 118 Ohio App.3d 881 , 887 , 694 N.E.2d 167 , and Long v. Tokai Bank of California (1996), 114 Ohio App.3d 116 , 119 , 682 N.E.2d 1052 . {¶ 42} Like the trial court, we have failed to discover authoritative law applying the substantial compliance or substantial performance doctrine to real estate agreements, even though this contractual doctrine is generally well-established in Ohio. | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Cowie v. Central Trust Co.
neutral
2 sentences2005Since both parties agree that there was no written contract, the arrangement between them, whether characterized as a contract for sale, or a lease contract, was presumptively unactionable under the Statute of Frauds. {¶ 25} Nevertheless, "[a] court may still enforce an oral agreement to transfer real estate if the parties have partially or completely performed the agreement." Id. citing Cowie v. The Central Trust Co. (1939), 14 Ohio Op. 185 , 1939 Ohio Misc. 2005Since both parties agree that there was no written contract, the arrangement between them, whether characterized as a contract for sale, or a lease contract, was presumptively unactionable under the Statute of Frauds. {¶ 25} Nevertheless, "[a] court may still enforce an oral agreement to transfer real estate if the parties have partially or completely performed the agreement." Id. citing Cowie v. The Central Trust Co. (1939), 14 Ohio Op. 185 , 1939 Ohio Misc. | 1 | 2005–2005 |
| Insurance Co. of North America v. Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of America green | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Hurst v. Enterprise Title Agency, Inc.
green
1 sentence2005Co. of N. Am. v. Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of Am. (1981), 67 Ohio St.2d 91 , 98 . {¶ 21} In Ohio, "`a contract clause is unconscionable where one party has been misled as to its meaning, where a severe imbalance of bargaining power exists, or where the specific contractual clause is outrageous * * *.'" Hurst, supra, quoting Cross v. Carnes (1998), 132 Ohio App.3d 157 , 170 . | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Vargo v. Clark
green
2 sentences2005Since both parties agree that there was no written contract, the arrangement between them, whether characterized as a contract for sale, or a lease contract, was presumptively unactionable under the Statute of Frauds. {¶ 25} Nevertheless, "[a] court may still enforce an oral agreement to transfer real estate if the parties have partially or completely performed the agreement." Id. citing Cowie v. The Central Trust Co. (1939), 14 Ohio Op. 185 , 1939 Ohio Misc. 2005Appellant's assignment of error is without merit. {¶ 23} Even if the constructive trust doctrine were not to apply in this case, the trial court's ruling in favor of appellee is correct based on a contractual analysis and the part performance exception to the Statute of Frauds. {¶ 24} Under Ohio's Statute of Frauds, "[n]o action shall be brought * * * upon a contract or sale of lands * * * or interest in or concerning them, * * * unless the agreement upon which such action is brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith." R.C. 1335. | 1 | 2005–2005 |
| City of Girard v. Trumbull County Budget Commission green | 1 | 2004–2004 |
| City of Lancaster v. Fairfield County Budget Commission neutral | 1 | 2004–2004 |
| Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. green | 1 | 2003–2003 |
| Royal Electric Construction Corp. v. Ohio State University green | 1 | 2003–2003 |
| Lessee of Sellers v. Corwin & Benham green | 1 | 2003–2003 |
| Gaffney v. Powell green | 1 | 2003–2003 |
| Ohayon v. Safeco Insurance green | 1 | 2001–2001 |
| Wolfe v. Wolfe green | 1 | 2000–2000 |
| Harris v. Harris green | 1 | 2000–2000 |
| Kelly v. Medical Life Insurance green | 1 | 2000–2000 |
| Williams v. Aetna Finance Co. green | 1 | 2000–2000 |
| Board of Education v. Valden Associates, Inc. green | 1 | 1997–1997 |
| Brzeczek v. Standard Oil Co. green | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.