New v. Jordan

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1458

Syllabus

Landlord; tenant; deposit; rent; court; late; full amount; magistrate's decision; failed; objections; transcript; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(c); Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iv); waived; challenge; findings of fact; error of law; plain error; regularity; fair trial; discovery; Civ.R. 37. Affirmed trial court's judgment that adopted a magistrate's decision, entered judgment in favor of the appellee-landlord, awarded the landlord damages for back rent and property damage, ordered the release of funds that were deposited as rent with the court to the landlord, and also dismissed the appellant-tenant's complaint for money damages with prejudice pursuant to Civ.R. 37 for failure to comply with discovery. Because no objections were filed to the magistrate's decision and no transcript was filed, appellant waived all but plain error, which was not argued on appeal. Nonetheless, appellant did not establish any error of law, the limited record reflected she was afforded a fair and impartial trial, and the case did not present exceptional circumstances warranting application of the plain-error doctrine.