Gurary v. John Carroll Univ.

Citations

• 251 N.E.3d 271
• 2024 Ohio 3114

Syllabus

Accelerated appeal summary judgment Civ.R. 56(C) breach of contract promissory estoppel fraud affidavit salary reduction untimely payment of wages R.C. 4113.15(B). Trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of university on plaintiff's claim for breach of contract arising out of university's unilateral reduction of contracted salary amount. Trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of university on related promissory estoppel and fraud claims. Existence of an express, written contract between the parties precluded a claim of promissory estoppel, and the trial court correctly determined that no summary judgment evidence was presented that university's statements regarding its financial condition were knowingly false or made with utter disregard and recklessness as to their truth or that plaintiff justifiably relied on any such representations and was injured by that reliance.