SHJ Co. v. Avani Hospitality & Fin., L.L.C.

Citations

• 187 N.E.3d 1121
• 2022 Ohio 1173

Syllabus

R.C. 2323.12 2323.13 cognovit note Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from judgment App.R. 12 App.R. 16 jurisdiction R.C. 1343.01 Ohio's usury statute. Trial court did not err in granting cognovit judgment in favor of appellee and in denying appellants' motion for relief from judgment when appellants took out commercial loans and provided no evidence that the loans were consumer loans. Appellants were not entitled to a hearing because the undisputed facts showed that the loans were commercial loans and the trial court expressly found as much. The trial court correctly found that it did not have jurisdiction to consolidate an active case with an inactive case. Ohio's usury statute does not apply because the amount of the loans exceeded $100,000 and/or were business loans. Appellants' brief does not comply with appellate rules, but cases are best decided on their merits so the court will use its discretion to address appellants' arguments but will not address arguments appellants make that they do not assign as error.