Pitts v. Ohio Department of Transportation

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Appellant, in its first three propositions of law, raises procedural issues which will be consolidated for discussion herein.

The eye of the controversy herein centers upon the status and application of the motion for reconsideration in the trial court, which was filed after a final judgment. The issue is further heightened herein, when an appeal to the Court of Appeals was filed during the pendency of that same motion for reconsideration.

Interpretation of the Rules of Civil Procedure and practical considerations warrant our determination that motions for reconsideration of a final judgment…