Samson Sales, Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc.

The only issue of any consequence in this appeal is whether the exculpatory clause limiting Honeywell’s liability to $50 is valid and enforceable.

While some jurisdictions have rejected such contract provisions on policy grounds, clauses in contracts providing for reasonable liquidated damages are recognized in Ohio as valid and enforceable. Lange v. Werk (1853), 2 Ohio St. 519; Jones v. Stevens (1925), 112 Ohio St. 43; 30 Ohio Jurisprudence 3d (1981) 136-137, Section 128. However, reasonable compensation for actual damages is the legitimate objective of such liquidated damage provisions and…