Ireland v. Cheney

The sole question presented to this court is whether the Court of Appeals erred in overruling the motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the cause was not appealable.

The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals is fixed by Article IV, Section 6, of the Constitution of Ohio, and cannot be changed by statute. Cincinnati Polyclinic v. Balch, 92 Ohio St., 415, 111 N. E., 159. By the terms of this constitutional provision the jurisdiction of that court on appeal from the Court of Common Pleas is expressly limited to “trial of chancery cases”. Wagner v. Armstrong, 93 Ohio St., 443, 113 N. E.,…