Goddard v. Goddard

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Mike Goddard, appeals the trial court’s decision that declared plaintiff-appellee, Alma Goddard, the legal owner of a piece of real estate. Appellant raises two arguments that he contends warrant a reversal of the trial court’s decision. First, he asserts that the trial court deprived him of his right to a jury trial. Appellant did not file a timely answer in the action. Therefore, under Civ.R. 39(A), he waived his right to a jury trial. Moreover, appellant never objected to the lack of a jury trial and readily proceeded with a bench trial, presented evidence, and…