Legal Opinion

FirstMerit Bank, N.A. v. Inks

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided March 6, 2014No. 2013-0091 and 2013-0203PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Donnell, J.

{¶ 1} We accepted a conflict certified to us by the Ninth District Court of Appeals on the following question: “Whether Section 1335.05 of the Ohio Revised Code prohibits a party from raising as a defense that the parties to a contract involving an interest in land orally agreed to modify the terms of their agreement.” FirstMerit Bank v. Inks, 135 Ohio St.3d 1410, 2013-Ohio-1622, 986 N.E.2d 28.

{¶ 2} We also accepted a discretionary appeal filed by FirstMerit Bank on the following proposition of law: “A party cannot use Civ.R. 60(B) to enforce an alleged oral forbearance agreement when the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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