The Eleventh District sua sponte dismissed an appeal from a probate court’s partial summary judgment on heirship, holding that the order was not a final appealable order under R.C. 2505.02 because it resolved only one party’s rights while leaving other parties’ heirship determinations for further proceedings.
The Eleventh District affirmed the dismissal of abuse, neglect, and dependency allegations against prospective adoptive parents of an infant with multiple serious medical conditions, holding that the trial court properly excluded an expert witness for failure to comply with Civ.R. 26(B)(7)(c) and that the dismissal was supported by the manifest weight of the evidence.
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 reversed and remanded for resentencing, holding that the trial court violated the defendant’s right of allocution by repeatedly interrupting her personal statement and preventing her from reading it herself, particularly where the court then penalized her perceived lack of remorse.
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 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 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 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 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 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.