Fredette v. Rion, Rion, & Rion

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 1725

Syllabus

The plaintiff-appellant has appealed pro se from a final order entering summary judgment against him on the appellee's counterclaim. His assignments of error, however, relate exclusively to an earlier final order that contained Civ.R. 54(B) certification and entered judgment against him on his complaint. Because the appellant did not appeal from the final order entering judgment against him on his complaint, we cannot reach the merits of his arguments. While prior interlocutory orders will merge into a subsequent final judgment, that rule does not apply when the prior order is final at an earlier time. The trial court's entry of summary judgment against the appellant on his complaint was not an interlocutory order. It was a final order by virtue of the Civ.R. 54(B) certification it contained. Judgment affirmed.