Stride Studios, Inc. v. Alsfelder

Citations

• 219 N.E.3d 986
• 2023 Ohio 1502

Syllabus

CONTRACTS – PROCEDURE/RULES – MAGISTRATES – OBJECTIONS - APPELLATE REVIEW/CIVIL: The trial court did not err in finding that defendant wife was a party to a contract with plaintiff design studio, even though only her defendant husband had signed it, where she was listed as a client in the contract, the design studio produced plans for the yard of husband and wife's shared residence, and the design studio, husband and wife all acted in a manner showing she was a party to the contract. The trial court did not err in finding that defendants were liable under the contract where defendants failed to specifically object the magistrate's conclusion that they were liable, and therefore, forfeited all but plain error on appeal. Because defendants did not raise the issue of plain error on appeal, they forfeited the right to plain-error review on appeal.