Wooden v. Marysville Animal Care Ctr.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1570

Syllabus

Judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas is affirmed. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in adopting the magistrate's decision. Trial court did not err in adopting the magistrate's finding that the contract was vague and that the parties orally modified the contract which was reflected in their course of conduct. The magistrate did not err in excluding evidence as violative of the parol evidence rule. Appellant's allegation that the trial court was improperly motivated by bias and sympathy was not supported by evidence to rebut the presumption of the regularity of the proceedings. The trial court's decision does not indicate that the concept of pretext was a motivating factor in its determination nor did the trial court or magistrate err in finding certain testimony not credible as it is within the scope of the trier of fact to believe or disbelieve testimony. Trial court did not err in not addressing appellant's counterclaim for damages and the trial court found that appellant materially breached the agreement.