Transamerica Insurance v. Nolan

As a preliminary matter, we must first determine whether the court of appeals was correct in holding that it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal of Linda Wallace. The notice of appeal filed in the court of appeals designated the appellants as “Dennis Wallace et al.” The court of appeals held that the notice failed to comply with App.R. 3(D) and that the defect was jurisdictional. *322App.R. 3(D) provides that the “notice of appeal shall specify the party or parties taking the appeal.”1 The court of appeals relied on its decision in Seipelt v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. (1992), 81 Ohio App.3d 530,…