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Ohio Supreme Court· 5/14/1997

Jones v. Hartranft

Citations

  • 78 Ohio St. 3d 368
  • 678 N.E.2d 530

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding a trial court does not abuse its discretion in dismissing a claim with prejudice under Civil Rule 41(B)(1
  • holding a trial court does not abuse its discretion in dismissing a claim with prejudice under Civil Rule 41(B)(1
  • observing the \ ' \abuse of discretion\ standard of review for dismissals with prejudice * * * is actually heightened' \
  • holding a trial court does not abuse its discretion in dismissing a claim with prejudice under Civil Rule 41(B)(1) when a plaintiff, who has had an objectively reasonable amount of time for discovery, fails to proceed upon scheduled trial date for want of evidence of defendant’s liability
  • “[A]lthough reviewing courts espouse an ordinary “abuse of discretion” standard of review for dismissals with prejudice, that standard is actually heightened when reviewing decisions that forever deny a plaintiff a review of a claim’s merits.”
  • “[A]lthough reviewing courts espouse an ordinary “abuse of discretion” standard of review for dismissals with prejudice, that standard is actually heightened when reviewing decisions that forever deny a plaintiff a review of a claim’s merits.”

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Judges: Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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