Amare v. Chellena Food Express, Inc., 08ap-678 (1-15-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Besrat G. Amare ("appellant"), appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas rendered after a bench trial, finding in favor of defendants-appellees, Chellena Food Express, Inc. ("Chellena") and Godofai Tgiorgis ("Tgiorgis") (collectively "appellees"), on a breach of contract claim, and awarding damages in the amount of $205,000. Appellees filed a cross-appeal from the trial court's judgment in favor of appellant in the amount of $50,000.

{¶ 2} This matter arises from the failed attempt to sell an Ameristop Food Mart ("Ameristop")…