Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co. v. Heidler

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4311

Syllabus

The trial court's decision finding appellants/cross-appellees in contempt was dismissed for lack of a final appealable order where the trial court had yet to impose any sanction against appellants/cross-appellees upon finding them in contempt for failing to adhere to the trial court's directives. The trial court's decision ordering appellants/cross-appellees to pay a portion of appellees/cross-appellants attorney fees, however, was reversed and remanded where the trial court failed to provide its basis for the amount of attorney fees it awarded to appellees/cross-appellants thus denying the appellate court the opportunity to conduct a meaningful review of the award. The trial court did not err by admitting testimony from two witnesses, one being an expert witness, where the testimony was properly admissible witness testimony in accordance with the applicable rules of evidence. The trial court also did the trial court err by denying a motion filed by appellees/cross-appellants challenging that witness testimony through a motion seeking a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, a new trial.