Tidewater Finance Co. v. Cowns

Fischer, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant Tidewater Finance Company t/a Tidewater Motor Credit and Tidewater Credit Services (“Tidewater”) brought this action against defendant-appellee Marcellinus Cowns for default on a financing agreement. Cowns allegedly entered the agreement with Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc., to finance the purchase of a used vehicle from the company, which then assigned its rights under the agreement to Tidewater. Following a bench trial, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas entered judgment for Cowns. Because this judgment was contrary to the manifest weight of the…