Steadman v. Nelson

{¶ 1} The defendant-appellant, Michael E. Dalton, appeals from the writ of restitution issued by the trial court in a forcible-entry-and-detainer action brought by plaintiffs-appellees Ronald R. and Barbara L. Steadman, his landlords. In his four assignments of error, he contends that (1) it was constitutional error for the clerk’s office to provide his landlords with certain forms and checklists pertaining to their action for forcible entry and detainer without providing a similar service to aid in his defense against such an action; (2) the trial court erred by granting the writ…