Opinion ID: 789821
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Heading: Summary judgment as to Central's fraudulent-misrepresentation claim

Text: 49 A claim of fraudulent misrepresentation in Ohio requires proof of 50 (a) a representation or, where there is a duty to disclose, concealment of a fact, (b) which is material to the transaction at hand, (c) made falsely, with knowledge of its falsity, or with such utter disregard and recklessness as to whether it is true or false that knowledge may be inferred, (d) with the intent of misleading another into relying upon it, (e) justifiable reliance upon the representation or concealment, and (f) a resulting injury proximately caused by the reliance. 51 Williams v. Aetna Fin. Co., 83 Ohio St.3d 464, 700 N.E.2d 859, 868 (1998) (citation and quotation marks omitted). As the district court's detailed examination of the evidence makes clear, Central presented no evidence that Scotts intentionally made misleading statements. Furthermore, even if this analysis were flawed, the district court correctly observed that  neither Central nor Scotts acquired the Solaris line, which was the only basis on which Scotts and Central had discussions for a joint venture. (Emphasis by underlining in the original.) Because the conditions upon which the alleged promise was based never came to pass, Central could not have reasonably relied on the promise or suffered any related harm. We therefore affirm the grant of summary judgment on the fraudulent-misrepresentation claim for the reasons stated by the district court at pages 9-13 of its April 4, 2002 opinion.