Jade, Inc. v. Mathews, 07 Ca 38 (9-18-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Both Plaintiff Jade, Inc. and Defendant Kenneth Mathews appeal the August 24, 2007, decision of the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas dismissing both Plaintiffs Complaint and Defendants-Appellants' counter-claim following a bench trial.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

{¶ 2} This case arises out of a contract between a start-up internet business, Jade, Inc., and a sole proprietor, Kenneth Mathews, who owned and operated a computer business in Cambridge, Ohio, called "Gig-a-Bytes".

{¶ 3} The parties began their partnership in April, 1996, when Jade, Inc. agreed to supply internet…