Slak v. Strozier

Citations

• 234 N.E.3d 1144
• 2024 Ohio 286

Syllabus

Per Mayle, J., the parties' agreement relating to a rental property is ambiguous. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by finding that the extrinsic evidence presented to the magistrate did not clarify the intent of the agreement or by construing the agreement against the landlord, who drafted it. The trial court was permitted to rely on the magistrate's credibility determinations to find that the tenant complied with the agreement's terms, as construed by the trial court.