Mynes v. Brooks

I

{¶ 1} The Fourth District Court of Appeals certified the following issue pursuant to Section 3(B)(4), Article IV of the Ohio Constitution and App.R. 25: “whether R.C. 2711.02 orders, which are not applicable to all the parties or claims, are final appealable orders without Civ.R. 54(B) language.” For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the Fourth District Court of Appeals. An order granting or denying a stay of trial pending arbitration issued under R.C. 2711.02(B) is a final, appealable order under R.C. 2711.02(C), even without satisfying the requirements of Civ.R. 54(B).

II

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