Brown v. Brown

The sole issue in this case revolves around a construction of C. P. Sup. R. 4 as the same has been interpreted by Berger v. Berger (1981), 3 Ohio App. 3d 125, the only case cited by either party. C. P. Sup. R. 4, captioned “Assignment System,” provides:

“For the purpose of these rules, the individual assignment system is that system whereby, upon the filing in, or transfer to, a division of the court of a civil case, or upon arraignment in a criminal case, a case is immediately assigned by lot to a judge thereof, who thus becomes primarily responsible for the determination of every issue and…