Meyer v. Chieffo

Dorrian, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Dominic Chieffo, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas awarding damages to him on his breach-of-contract claim, awarding damages to plaintiff-appellee, Phillip Meyer, on Meyer’s counterclaims, and ordering the use of certain escrowed funds to satisfy the judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

{¶2} The tortured history of this case belies the fact that it involves a relatively simple dispute arising from each party’s assertion that the other party breached their contract. This…