Squire, Supt. v. Bates

Consideration of the instant case permits the determination of two questions: (1) Does the settlement of the account of a testamentary trustee come within the category of “chancery cases,” directly appealable as such from a Probate Court to a Court of Appeals? (2) Is Section 10501-62, General Code, a constitutional enactment?

1. Section 6, Article IV, of the Constitution of Ohio, provides: “The courts of appeals shall have * * * appellate jurisdiction in the trial of chancery cases ft ft ft

It is firmly established in this state that the appellate jurisdiction thus conferred can neither be…