The Third District affirmed a forcible entry and detainer judgment, holding that a father-son arrangement where the son occupied a mobile home on the father’s land rent-free but paid utilities and property taxes created a landlord-tenant relationship and a month-to-month tenancy under Ohio law.
The Eleventh District reversed a finding of concealment of estate assets under R.C. 2109.50, holding that the statute applies only to property the decedent owned at the time of death, not to assets transferred during the decedent’s lifetime under a power of attorney.
The Eleventh District dismissed a mandamus petition challenging a city’s billboard moratorium, holding that the relator failed to name the building administrator (the individual with the duty to act) and that the city building department, as a non-sui juris entity, could not be a mandamus respondent.
The Eleventh District affirmed summary judgment for PetSmart after a cat died during a routine nail trimming, holding that the owners failed to present evidence of a wrongful act or negligence that caused the death and that emotional distress claims are barred for loss of personal property under Ohio law.
The Ninth District affirmed a $3 million cognovit judgment, holding that Civ.R. 60(B) relief from judgment was unavailable where the original judgment was not yet final due to unresolved attorney fees, and that Civ.R. 54(B) reconsideration was properly denied.
The Ninth District reversed in part a partition case, holding that the trial court erred in scheduling a bench trial when a valid jury demand had been filed, while affirming the denial of multiple continuance requests and the denial of leave to amend the complaint.
The Ninth District affirmed sanctions under R.C. 2323.51 against homebuyers and their attorney for filing a frivolous motion to vacate an arbitration award using a ‘manifest disregard of the law’ standard that Ohio no longer recognizes.
The Ninth District affirmed the removal of an ancillary estate administrator who had a conflict of interest, holding that his failure to file objections to the magistrate’s decision under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iv) forfeited all appellate arguments except plain error, which he did not argue.
The Twelfth District reversed summary judgment in favor of a roofing contractor on homeowners’ breach of contract claim, finding genuine issues of material fact remained as to whether the work was performed in an unworkmanlike manner.
The First District revives a tortious interference claim by a disadvantaged business enterprise against a prime contractor that allegedly misrepresented the DBE’s qualifications to secure a waiver of state procurement DBE goals.