Gunsorek v. Heartland Bank

Lazarus, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Joseph W. Benedict appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, Larry F. Gunsorek and Robert S. Hart (together, plaintiffs or appellees), in the amount of $60,000 based upon a claim for breach of an oral partnership agreement. We find that appellees’ claim for breach of a partnership agreement is barred by the Statute of Frauds and that the trial court should have entered summary judgment for appellants. As a result, we reverse.

In 1985, Benedict and his wife acquired real property located in Gahanna, Ohio, at the intersection of U.S. Route…