State ex rel. Stevenson v. Murray

Upon remand from an appellate court, the lower court is required to proceed from the point at which the error occurred. Commrs. of Montgomery Co. v. Carey (1853), 1 Ohio St. 463, paragraph one of the syllabus. Thus, in the case at bar, the issue is whether appellee was entitled to a jury trial on August 15, 1979, when the stipulation was contested and a jury trial was first demanded.

Paternity actions are governed by the procedure provided for in the trial of civil actions. State, ex rel. Wise, v. Chand (1970), 21 Ohio St. 2d 113, paragraph one of the syllabus; Taylor v. Scott (1959), 168 Ohio…