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· 1/31/2024

Couzens v. Union Bank & Trust Co.

Citations

  • 234 N.E.3d 661
  • 2024 Ohio 306

Syllabus

TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT – TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS RELATIONS – CIVIL CONSPIRACY – JUSTIFICATION: The trial court did not err when it granted defendant bank's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's tortious-interference claims because there was no genuine issue of material fact pertaining to the bank's claim of justification as a defense to those claims. The trial court did not err when it granted defendant bank's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's civil-conspiracy claim because there were no other torts upon which to base a claim of civil conspiracy.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the denial of a motion to dismiss is not a final decision subject to appeal
  • requiring the trial judge to make (1) “an express determination that there is no just reason for delay” and (2) an “express direction for the entry of judgment”
  • requiring the trial judge to make (1) “an express determination that there is no just reason for delay” and (2) an “express direction for the entry of judgment”
  • applying Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), which mirrors RCFC 54(b)
  • applying Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 54(b), which mirrors RCFC 54(b)
  • applying Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), which mirrors RCFC 54(b)

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Judges: Crouse

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