Ohio Supreme Court· 7/3/2002
Kostelnik v. Helper
Citations
- 2002 Ohio 2985
- 96 Ohio St. 3d 1
Syllabus
Civil actions—Wrongful death—Settlement agreement not enforceable, when.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that consideration is “the bargained for legal benefit and/or detriment”
- contract requires proof of a promise that includes offer, acceptance, and consideration to be enforceable
- “the essential elements of a contract include an offer, acceptance, contractual capacity, consideration (the bargained for legal benefit and/or detriment), a manifestation of mutual assent and legality of object and of consideration”
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Judges: Lundberg Stratton, J.
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239 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. v. Givaudan Flavors Corp.Ohio Supreme Court· 2010-09-28· cited 91×
- Rayess v. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical GraduatesOhio Supreme Court· 2012-12-06· cited 83×
- Lake Land Employment Group of Akron, LLC v. ColumberOhio Supreme Court· 2004-03-10· cited 82×
- In re All Kelley & Ferraro Asbestos CasesOhio Supreme Court· 2004-12-30· cited 76×
- Infinite Security Solutions, L.L.C. v. Karam Properties II, Ltd.Ohio Supreme Court· 2015-03-26· cited 61×
- Williams v. OrmsbyOhio Supreme Court· 2012-02-23· cited 60×
- Blair v. McDonaghOhio Court of Appeals· 2008-07-25· cited 59×
- Minster Farmers Cooperative Exchange Co. v. DuesOhio Supreme Court· 2008-03-26· cited 54×
- Costner Consulting Co. v. U.S. BancorpOhio Court of Appeals· 2011-08-04· cited 48×
- Turoczy Bonding Co. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County· 2018-08-09· cited 33×
- State v. MooreOhio Court of Appeals· 2014-06-30· cited 28×
- DiPasquale v. CostasOhio Court of Appeals· 2010-03-05· cited 25×
- Martin v. JonesOhio Court of Appeals· 2015-08-05· cited 24×
- Union Savings Bank v. Lawyers Title InsuranceOhio Court of Appeals· 2010-12-28· cited 22×
- A N Bros. Corp. v. Total Quality Logistics, L.L.C.Ohio Court of Appeals· 2016-02-16· cited 21×
- Hensley v. DurraniOhio Court of Appeals· 2013-10-25· cited 20×
- DePompei v. SantabarbaraOhio Court of Appeals· 2015-01-08· cited 20×
- In re Estate of FlowersOhio Court of Appeals· 2017-04-07· cited 20×
- Deffren v. JohnsonOhio Court of Appeals· 2021-03-17· cited 19×
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON v. RHIEL, Trustee.Ohio Supreme Court· 2018-12-20· cited 18×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State ex rel. V Companies v. MarshallOhio Supreme Court· 1998-04-22· cited 434×
- Kostelnik v. HelperOhio Supreme Court· 2002-07-03· cited 409×
- Rulli v. Fan Co.Ohio Supreme Court· 1997-09-10· cited 242×
- Spercel v. Sterling Industries, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court· 1972-07-05· cited 232×
- Episcopal Retirement Homes, Inc. v. Ohio Department of Industrial RelationsOhio Supreme Court· 1991-08-14· cited 216×
- Perlmuter Printing Co. v. Strome, Inc.N.D. Ohio· 1976-04-23· cited 176×
- State ex rel. The V Cos. v. MarshallOhio Supreme Court· 1998-04-22· cited 142×
- Rutledge v. HoffmanOhio Court of Appeals· 1947-07-24· cited 60×
- Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. v. Huron Rd. Hosp.Ohio Supreme Court· 1995-08-30· cited 9×
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