Mullen v. Fifth Third Bank

Each of the three plaintiffs in this action purchased an automobile from a Cincinnati-area car dealer; the dealers arranged financing through the defendant, Fifth Third Bank. Shortly after making their purchases, the plaintiffs sued the bank, claiming that their installment contracts were in violation of the Ohio Retail Installment Sales Act, R.C. Chapter 1317 (“RISA”). The trial court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment, and the plaintiffs filed this appeal.

In their single assignment of error, the plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in granting the bank’s motion for…