Arnott v. Arnott

{¶ 1} In this certified-conflict case, we hold that an appellate court reviewing a declaratory-judgment matter should apply an abuse-of-discretion standard in regard to the trial court’s holding concerning the appropriateness of the ease for declaratory judgment, i.e., the matter’s justiciability, and should apply a de novo standard of review in regard to the trial court’s determination of legal issues in the case.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} This matter arises out of a controversy over a phrase in a trust; the language at issue established the calculation of the price of trust…