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JDH Mgt. Group, L.L.C. v. Pierce

Citations

  • 2018 Ohio 706

Syllabus

The trial court properly denied a home builder's motion for judgment on the pleadings because the parties' repayment agreement was not a novation of the construction contract. The trial court abused its discretion in denying the builder's motion to stay the homeowners' counterclaims pending arbitration.

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  • claims of a non-party to a contract being solely responsible for contractual obligations requires showing clear and definite intent to extinguish the original contracting party’s obligations

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Judges: M. Powell

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