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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Halliday v. Bd. of Dirs. of the Mental Health & Recovery Bd. of Erie & Ottawa Ctys.
| E-19-011 | Summary judgment. Defamation/libel. Public official. Actual malice. | Singer | Erie |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-702 |
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Ouellette v. Ouellette
| E-19-017 | Judgment affirmed, in part and reversed in part, where trial court had jurisdiction to consider 60(B) motion for relief from judgment, and did not abuse its discretion in finding a timely motion demonstrating a meritorious defense and mutual mistake, but lacked authority to modify the property order by changing the source of the lump sum payment, with remand necessary to consider appropriate remedy under Civ.R. 60(B). | Zmuda | Erie |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-705 |
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State v. Clark
| L-19-1068 | The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied appellant’s presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. | Singer | Lucas |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-700 |
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Lowe v. Local Union No. 14 U.A.W.
| L-19-1042 | Appellant’s premises liability claim was subject to dismissal on summary judgment where the hazards that allegedly caused appellant’s injuries were open and obvious. | Zmuda | Lucas |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-703 |
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State v. Morris
| L-18-1187 | Trial court properly convicted appellant for two felonious assault offenses. Judgment affirmed. Felonious assault, sufficiency of evidence, Alford plea, felony sentencing | Osowik | Lucas |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-704 |
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Manning v. FCA US, L.L.C.
| L-19-1144 | Trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction to determine the action; res judicata bars a second motion for an additional allowance for an injury based on a different theory of causation. | Pietrykowski | Lucas |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-706 |
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State v. Baldwin
| WD-18-064 | Appellant’s convictions of receiving stolen property and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity affirmed. Circumstantial evidence was presented that appellant knew or should have known that trailers had been stolen and that appellant sold 45 stolen trailers to co-defendant for resale to third parties. Court properly imposed costs of prosecution and was not required to make a finding of ability to pay. | Mayle | Wood |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-699 |
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State v. Drain
| WD-19-015 | Appellee’s offer of a package deal plea bargain was not improper. Judgment affirmed. | Osowik | Wood |
2/28/2020
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2/28/2020
| 2020-Ohio-701 |
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State v. Butler
| WD-19-011 | Trial court complied with all applicable sentencing requirements when it sentenced defendant to 17 months in jail following his guilty plea to assault. Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to request a competency exam and/or to pursue a not guilty by reason of insanity defense where there was no evidence to support either. | Mayle | Wood |
2/21/2020
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2/21/2020
| 2020-Ohio-606 |
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State v. Krauzer
| L-19-1018 | In a case involving a no contest plea to aggravated murder, appellant’s plea was knowing and voluntary and counsel was not ineffective in failing to request independent competency and sanity evaluations. Crim. R. 11; R.C. 2945.371. | Pietrykowski | Lucas |
2/21/2020
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2/21/2020
| 2020-Ohio-608 |
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