In Re Estate of Gurnea

The legal question involved in this case is whether the settling of the account of an executor in the probate court, which is appealed to the court of common pleas, is, after judgment thereon in the court of common pleas, in turn appealable to the Court of Appeals under the provision of Section 6, Article IV, of the Constitution of Ohio. The pertinent portion of this provision reads as follows:

‘ ‘ The Courts of Appeals shall have original jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus, prohibition and procedendo, and appellate jurisdiction in the trial of chancery cases * *

This…