Rudzik Excavating, Inc. v. Mahoning Valley Sanitary Dist.

{¶ 1} Appellant, the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District ("the District"), appeals the judgment of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, following a jury trial, awarding appellee, Rudzik Excavating, Inc., $525,210 in damages on Rudzik's claim against the District for breach of contract. At issue is whether the trial court erred in denying the District's motion for directed verdict. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Rudzik filed a complaint against the District, seeking an unspecified amount of damages for breach of contract. The District filed an answer and counterclaim…