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· 4/12/2024

S.W. Ohio Regional Transit Auth. v. Sweeten

Citations

  • 2024 Ohio 1383

Syllabus

CIV.R. 59 —SMALL CLAIMS COURT — DISCOVERY: Where there was no irregularity in the proceedings before the magistrate by which defendant was prevented from having a fair trial, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a new trial. Where discovery was limited in small claims court and the evidence that was produced demonstrated that defendant was at fault for the accident, the trial court did not err in granting judgment in favor of plaintiff.

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  • describing a “band” of federal waters between state waters and the high seas
  • “Under Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, . . . the territorial waters of the United States extend 12 miles from the shore of the United States.”
  • “[T]he effect of the Proclamation is to move the starting point of the application of DOHSA from three to 12 miles from the coast.”

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Judges: Kinsley

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