STATE, EX REL. GENERAL ELEC. SUPPLY CO. v. JORDANO ELEC. CO.

No. 89-1053.

53 Ohio St. 3d 66 (1990)

THE STATE, EX REL. GENERAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, APPELLANT, v. JORDANO ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. ET AL., APPELLEES; W. G. FAIRFIELD COMPANY ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Berry, for appellant General Electric Supply Company.

Emens, Hurd, Kegler & Ritter, Thomas W. Hill and David A. Kulwicki, for appellee.

Lesh, Casner & Miller Co., L.P.A., and Rex W. Miller, for appellant W. G. Fairfield Company.

Elleman & Newcome and Ron E. Newcome, for appellant Central Ohio Depository.


WRIGHT, J.

The issue before us is whether CMHA is entitled to a setoff against the funds in escrow to remedy Jordano's failure to perform its contract with CMHA. For the reasons that follow, we hold that CMHA is entitled to the setoff and the court of appeals correctly affirmed the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment to CMHA.

To determine the rights of the parties we must examine the statutory scheme set out in R.C. Chapter 1311 concerning mechanics...

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