Valentine v. Ebay, Inc.

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1160

Syllabus

CIVIL – magistrate's decision objection overruled by trial court no abuse of discretion in adopting the decision determining no claim for breach of contract sale on eBay eBay User Agreement default judgment well-settled proposition in Ohio that cases should be decided on their merits whenever possible local rules are subservient to the general rules of civil procedure and the Ohio Revised Code Steubenville Municipal Court Loc.R. 3.2(l) \will\ language regarding default judgments R.C. 1925.05(A) \may\ language regarding default judgments trial court held a hearing and made a finding on the merits eBay's absence at the hearing did not mandate that default judgment be entered Appellant suffered no prejudice trial court did not abuse its discretion.