Wolfe v. Walsh, 21653 (1-11-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, David L. Dillingham, appeals from the judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas following a jury trial, wherein the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs-appellees, Debra Wolfe and Namon Johnson, on their claims of fraud and promissory estoppel.

{¶ 2} The facts underlying this appeal are as follows:

{¶ 3} In February 1998, Loyalty Transfer and Storage, Inc. ("Loyalty"), a Dayton, Ohio steel storage company, filed a complaint against Wolfe, Johnson, and DDD Distributing Co., a sole proprietorship of Dillingham, alleging tortious…