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Section 2505.01 | Procedure on Appeal Definitions.

Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 412 – 116th General Assembly (A) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context requires a different meaning: (1) “Appeal” means all proceedings in which a court reviews or retries a cause determined by another court, or by an administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, […]

Section 2505.02 | Final Orders.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Substantial right” means a right that the United States Constitution, the Ohio Constitution, a statute, the common law, or a rule of procedure entitles a person to enforce or protect. (2) “Special proceeding” means an […]

Section 2505.03 | Appeal of Final Order, Judgment, or Decree.

Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 412 – 116th General Assembly (A) Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court and, when provided by law, the final order of any administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality may be reviewed on appeal by a court of common pleas, a […]

Section 2505.04 | Perfecting an Appeal.

Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 412 – 116th General Assembly An appeal is perfected when a written notice of appeal is filed, in the case of an appeal of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court, in accordance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure or the Rules of Practice of […]

Section 2505.05 | Notice of Appeal.

Effective: March 17, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 412 – 116th General Assembly The notice of appeal described in section 2505.04 of the Revised Code shall conform, in the case of an appeal of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court, with the Rules of Appellate Procedure or the Rules of Practice of […]

Section 2503.37 | Docket Order of Cases.

Effective: October 12, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 131st General Assembly Cases commenced in or taken to the supreme court shall be entered on the docket in the order in which they are commenced, received, or filed. They shall be disposed of in the same order, except that the court may dispose of […]

Section 2503.38 | Case Involving Same Questions Taken Out of Order.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If a case is reached in its order in the supreme court, and there are other cases on the docket involving the same questions, such cases may be taken out of their order and disposed of with the one reached in order. […]

Section 2503.39 | Oral and Written Arguments.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Oral arguments must be heard in a cause in the supreme court if either party so requests, but the written arguments of counsel may be transmitted to the court, placed on file with the papers, and read by the court in the […]

Section 2503.40 | Issuance of Writs.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In addition to the original jurisdiction conferred by Section 2 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution, the supreme court when in session, and on good cause shown, may issue writs of supersedeas in any case, and other writs not specially provided for and […]