State ex rel. National Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

Declaratory Judgment

Appellants initially contend that the court of appeals erred by sua sponte dismissing their declaratory judgment claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellants, however, are mistaken. Courts of appeals lack original jurisdiction over claims for declaratory judgment, Wñgkt v. Ghee (1996), 74 Ohio St.3d 465, 466, 659 N.E.2d 1261, 1262; State ex rel. Pressley v. Indus. Comm. (1967), 11 *181Ohio St.2d 141, 40 O.O.2d 141, 228 N.E.2d 631, paragraph four of the syllabus; Section 3(B)(1), Article IV, Ohio Constitution.

Therefore, the court of appeals correctly dismissed…