Klosterman v. Turnkey-Ohio, L.L.C.

French, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} The issue presented in this appeal is whether a trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction to render judgment on a note, purported to be a cognovit note, that does not contain a warrant of attorney. We conclude that a trial court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction in these circumstances.

{¶ 2} On November 16, 2005, plaintiff-appellee, Kevin Klosterman, filed a complaint against Turnkey-Ohio, L.L.C., the Franklin County treasurer, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), Dominic Chieffo, Phillip Meyer, Steve Vilardo, and defendant-appellant,…