On November 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Maternal Grandmother v. Hamilton Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs. Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-4096. In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Fischer, in which Justice DeWine, joined by Justice Kennedy, concurred in judgment only, the Court held that
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Merit Decision: Grandmother Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Granddaughter’s Caseworkers. Maternal Grandmother v. Hamilton Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs.
By Marianna Bettman on
On November 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Maternal Grandmother v. Hamilton Cty. Dept. of Job & Family Servs. Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-4096. In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Fischer, in which Justice DeWine, joined by Justice Kennedy, concurred in judgment only, the Court held that…
Merit Decision: Foreclosure: Standing Required at Filing; Proof Allowed Later. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Horn.
By Marianna Bettman on
On April 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Horn, 2015-Ohio-1484. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the court held that in a foreclosure action, while a plaintiff must have standing at the time suit is filed (this was the holding in…
Merit Decision: Foreclosure: Standing Required at Filing; Proof Allowed Later. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Horn.
By Marianna Bettman on
On April 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Horn, 2015-Ohio-1484. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the court held that in a foreclosure action, while a plaintiff must have standing at the time suit is filed (this was the holding in…