Buckeye Union Casualty Co. v. Braden

This cause was submitted on (a) motion by appellee to dismiss the appeal on questions of law; (b) motion by appellants to take additional testimony in their appeal on questions of law and fact; and (c) the merits. In this writing we will dispose of only questions (a) and (b).

Since January 1, 1945, the effective date of the latest amendment to Section 6, Article IV of the Constitution of Ohio, grave doubt has existed in the minds of many members of the bench and bar that the Courts of Appeals of Ohio have jurisdiction in appeals on questions of law and fact, or that such form of appeal even…