Scott v. First Choice Auto Clinic, Inc.
Citations
- 226 N.E.3d 1132
- 2023 Ohio 3855
Syllabus
The trial court erred in finding defendants liable for both promissory estoppel and breach of contract, and in awarding plaintiffs actual economic damages for defendants' violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act. The trial court did not err in finding defendants liable for breach of contract or awarding reasonable attorney's fees under the Consumer Sales Practices Act.
How courts have described this case
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- noting that “preferential treatment of a class of creditors is in order only when clearly authorized by Congress”
- discussing the “equal distribution objective underlying the Bankruptcy Code” in the context of priority claims
- applying the “equal distribution objective underlying the Bankruptcy Code, and the corollary principle that provisions allowing preferences must be tightly construed”
- “[W]e are mindful that the Bankruptcy Code aims, in the main, to secure equal distribution among creditors.”
- “[P]referential treatment of a class of creditors is in order only when clearly authorized by Congress.” (citations omitted)
- “the Bankruptcy Code aims, in the main, to secure equal distribution among creditors”
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Judges: Jamison
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