Warsame v. Trans Am Trucking, Inc.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1020

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in denying plaintiff-appellant's Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from a judgment of dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff's claim arose out of an automobile accident that occurred in Tennessee, and defendant was a Kansas corporation. In dismissing plaintiff's claim, the trial court held that the lawsuit had no connection to Franklin County, Ohio, and was therefore beyond the court's subject-matter jurisdiction, as defined in R.C. 1901.18(A). Because plaintiff's claim did not fall within the trial court's subject-matter jurisdiction, he could not establish the existence of a meritorious claim. Nor did plaintiff establish the other prerequisites for relief from judgment, pursuant to Civ.R. 60(B). Judgment affirmed.