Peroz v. Nagel, Unpublished Decision (12-10-2003)

DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY

{¶ 1} Appellants appeal from a judgment entry of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas adopting a magistrate's findings of fact and conclusions of law and entering judgment for Appellees1 on a charge of a zoning violation. We reverse and remand

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{¶ 2} On December 12, 2001, the Appellees filed a complaint for declaratory judgment regarding an alleged zoning violation on the part of Appellants. The clerk's office assigned the case to Judge Schneiderman, who, in turn, assigned the case to a magistrate. The magistrate conducted a pretrial hearing on July 1, 2002, and…