Amato v. General Motors Corp.

The question before this court, while difficult in resolution, may be stated with relative simplicity. Is an order, made pursuant to Civ. R. 23(C), that an action may be maintained as a class action, a final, appealable order pursuant to R. C. 2505.02?

The appellee argues that we need not answer this question because even assuming R. C. 2505.02 provides a right of appeal in cases such as this one, appellant is precluded from exercising this right since there was not compliance with Civ. R. *25554(B).5 When there are multiple claims or multiple parties in a single action, Civ. R. 54(B) permits a…