State ex rel. Board of Trustees v. Davis

Relators argue the court of appeals construed R.C. 709.07 as the sole avenue by which to preserve their appeal from the court of common pleas and that this construction denies relators a meaningful and effective appeal to which they are entitled.

R.C. 709.07 provides, in pertinent part:

“(A) Within sixty days from the filing of the papers relating to the annexation with the auditor or clerk as provided by division (D) of section 707.04 or by section 709.033 of the Revised Code, any person interested, and any other person who appeared in person or by an attorney in the hearing provided for in…