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Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01 (2026)

Procedure on appeal definitions

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(A) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context requires a different meaning:

(1) "Appeal" means all proceedings in which a court reviews or retries a cause determined by another court, or by an administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality.

(2) "Appeal on questions of law" means a review of a cause upon questions of law, including the weight and sufficiency of the evidence.

(3) "Appeal on questions of law and fact" or "appeal on questions of fact" means a rehearing and retrial of a cause upon the law and the facts.

(B) As used in this chapter, "administrative-related appeal" means an appeal to a court of the final order of an administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 122 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Dudukovich v. Lorain Metro. Hous. Auth., 389 N.E.2d 1113 (Ohio 1979).
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Dudukovich v. Lorain Metro. Hous. Auth., 389 N.E.2d 1113 (Ohio 1979). · cites it 2× “04 provides, in *208 part ; “The judgment of the court [of common pleas] maybe appealed by any party on questions of law pursuant to sections 2505.01 to 2505.45, inclusive, of the'Revised Code.”
Kisil v. City of Sandusky, 465 N.E.2d 848 (Ohio 1984). “The judgment of the court may be appealed by any party on questions of law pursuant to sections 2505.01 to 2505.45, inclusive, of the Revised Code.”
Irvine v. State, 482 N.E.2d 587 (Ohio 1985). “3d 198 ], we likewise explained at 205-208, that the scope of review of the common pleas court is not de novo but often in fact resembles a de novo proceeding, but, that the scope of review of the court of appeals is much narrower and is limited to “ ‘questions of law pursuant…”
Boice v. Vill. of Ottawa Hills, 2013-Ohio-4769, 999 N.E.2d 649. · cites it 2× “On October 20, 2004, plaintiffs filed an appeal pursuant to R.C. 2505.01 et seq. and 2506.01 et seq. in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court.”
Welsh Dev. Co. v. Warren Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n, 2011-Ohio-1604, 128 Ohio St. 3d 471. “04 and have considered whether an administrative appeal is perfected through a clerk of courts’ service of a notice of appeal on an agency.”
Schomaeker v. First Nat'l Bank of Ottawa, 421 N.E.2d 530 (Ohio 1981). “01, in relevant part, provides: “Every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority, *311 board, bureau, commission, department or other division of any political subdivision of the state may be reviewed by the common pleas court of the county in…”
Westlake Civil Serv. Comm'n v. Pietrick, 33 N.E.3d 18 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 2× “This “appeal on questions of law and fact” is a relative rarity among civil service employees whose misdeeds allow for discipline under R.”
State ex rel. Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 44 v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 488 N.E.2d 181 (Ohio 1986). “01 which provides, in pertinent part, that: “Every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department or other division of any political subdivision of the state may be reviewed by the common pleas court of the…”
State v. Petitjean, 748 N.E.2d 133 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2000). “This is not a factual determination, however, but a question of law under R.C. 2505.01, which provides that questions of weight and sufficiency of the evidence are questions of law.”
Fortner v. Thomas, 257 N.E.2d 371 (Ohio 1970). “Such appeals may be taken either by the party or the agency and shall proceed as in the case of appeals in civil actions as provided in Sections 2505.01 to 2505.45, inclusive, of the Revised Code.”
State ex rel. Hanley v. Roberts, 476 N.E.2d 1019 (Ohio 1985). “01 provides that “[e]very final order, adjudication, or decision of any * * * commission * * * of any political subdivision of the state may be reviewed by the common pleas court of the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision is located, as provided in…”
McCann v. City of Lakewood, 642 N.E.2d 48 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1994). “, R.C. 2505.01 et seq., unless modified by R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(2): 1 case
Zingale v. Ohio Casino Control Comm., 2014-Ohio-4937.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(A): 2 cases
Salida Invest. Grp. v. Lake Cty. Util. Dept., 2015-Ohio-5066.
Clark v. Bd. of Commissioners, 817 N.E.2d 113 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2004).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(A)(1): 6 cases
Cincinnati v. Harrison, 2014-Ohio-2844.
Papandreas v. KNL Custom Homes, Inc., 2016-Ohio-5136.
Roe Dental Lab'y, Inc. v. Nowak, 2023-Ohio-457.
Yarnell v. Smithville, 2026-Ohio-1140.
Dacres v. Setjo, L.L.C., 2019-Ohio-2914, 140 N.E.3d 1041.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(A)(2): 6 cases
Russell v. RAC Natl. Prod. Serv., L.L.C., 2014-Ohio-3392.
Cobb v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2016-Ohio-7396.
Cleveland v. Rivers, 2025-Ohio-2868.
Wintersville v. Bates, 2026-Ohio-417.
State v. Griggs, 2026-Ohio-2135.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(A)(3): 7 cases
Westlake Civil Serv. Comm'n v. Pietrick, 33 N.E.3d 18 (Ohio 2015). “This “appeal on questions of law and fact” is a relative rarity among civil service employees whose misdeeds allow for discipline under R.”
Baron v. Civ. Serv. Bd. of Dayton, 2012-Ohio-6179.
Yarnell v. Smithville, 2026-Ohio-1140.
Cummins v. Minster, 2015-Ohio-4129, 43 N.E.3d 902.
Beyersdoerfer v. Shocket, 639 N.E.2d 818 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1994).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(B): 3 cases
Yarnell v. Smithville, 2026-Ohio-1140.
Minoughan v. City of Kettering, 729 N.E.2d 1252 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 1999).
Clark v. Bd. of Commissioners, 817 N.E.2d 113 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2004).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(B)(1): 1 case
Lucio v. Safe Auto Ins., 2010-Ohio-2528, 935 N.E.2d 53.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(B)(5): 1 case
Lucio v. Safe Auto Ins., 2010-Ohio-2528, 935 N.E.2d 53.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.01(C): 1 case
Lincoln Props., Inc. v. Goldslager, 248 N.E.2d 57 (Ohio 1969).
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