United States Sixth Circuit

Under Ohio law, distributorship contracts are sales contracts and fraud in the inducement exception to parol evidence rules does not apply where alleged fraudulent promise is for future performance that is within the scope of the subject matter of the written contract but was not included in it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2001
• Published 06/20/2001

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen D. Colbert (argued and briefed), William J. Brotherton (briefed), Brotherton & Colbert, Highland Village, TX, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald Jeffrey Ireland (argued and briefed), Mary L. Wiseman (briefed), Lisa M. Parilo (briefed), Faruki, Gilliam & Ireland, Dayton, OH, for Appellees.