Brown v. Gallagher
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
McFarland, Judge.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, John Brown, appeals the decision of the Chillicothe Municipal Court granting a motion to dismiss his complaint against defendantappellee, Jason Gallagher. Appellant contends that the trial court erred when it held that his complaint, founded on the indemnification provisions of a release of all claims executed by appellee, failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Because there is no clear public policy in Ohio that would prevent the enforcement of the indemnification, we find that the trial court’s dismissal under Civ.R. 12(B) was…
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