Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.10 (2026)

Court may vacate award

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In any of the following cases, the court of common pleas shall make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration if:

(A) The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means.

(B) There was evident partiality or corruption on the part of the arbitrators, or any of them.

(C) The arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy; or of any other misbehavior by which the rights of any party have been prejudiced.

(D) The arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them that a mutual, final, and definite award upon the subject matter submitted was not made.

If an award is vacated and the time within which the agreement required the award to be made has not expired, the court may direct a rehearing by the arbitrators.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 302 cases (49 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Adams Cty./Ohio Valley Local Sch. v. OAPSE/AFSCME, Local 572, 2017 Ohio 6929 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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Adams Cty./Ohio Valley Local Sch. v. OAPSE/AFSCME, Local 572, 2017 Ohio 6929 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 17× “ion, fraud, or undue means; (2) there was evident partiality or corruption on the part of the arbitrators, or any of them; (3) the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent…”
N. Ohio Sewer Contractors, Inc. v. Bradley Dev. Co., 825 N.E.2d 650 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 22× “1 Standard of Review {¶ 11} Ohio public policy encourages the resolution of disputes through arbitration. Kelm v. Kelm (1993), 68 Ohio St.”
Hughes v. Hughes, 2020 Ohio 4653 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 17× “1 {¶ 5} On December 12, 2018, appellant filed a motion pursuant to R.C. 2711.10 and 2711.13 asking the common pleas court to vacate the arbitrator's award to the extent it found appellant committed a breach of trust and suspended him as co-trustee.”
Portage Cnty. Bd. of Developmental Disabilities v. Portage Cnty. Educators' Ass'n for Developmental Disabilities, 2018 Ohio 1590 (Ohio 2018). · cites it 5× “10(D) because it had determined that the arbitrator departed from the essence of the collective bargaining agreement and exceeded his powers and authority.”
City of Piqua v. Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., 924 N.E.2d 876 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 11× “” {¶ 13} “The trial court erred to the prejudice of the appellant when it misapplied the test for overturning an arbitrator’s award pursuant to O.R.C. 2711.10.” {¶ 14} The union’s essential contention in the first four assignments of error is that the arbitrator did not exceed…”
Carothers v. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P., 2023 Ohio 1907 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 17× “{¶ 16} Conversely, “‘if the arbitrator has not exceeded his or her powers, the award should not be vacated or modified, absent any of the other circumstances in R.C. 2711.10 and 2711.11 (such as corruption, fraud, misconduct, partiality, or material mistake).”
Miller v. Gunckle, 775 N.E.2d 475 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 7× “(1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 708, 711 , 590 N.E.2d 1242 .”
Dayton City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Dayton Edn. Assn., 2018 Ohio 4350 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 12× “In either situation, the common pleas court is required to grant the order to confirm unless the court vacates, modifies, or corrects the award under R.C. 2711.10 or R.C. 2711.11. {¶ 37} R.C.”
Miller v. Gunckle, 2002 Ohio 4932 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 7× “(1992), 63 Ohio St.3d 708, 711 , 590 N.E.2d 1242 . An arbitration award may be challenged only through the procedure set forth in R.”
Leon v. Boardman Twp., 2003 Ohio 6466 (Ohio 2003). · cites it 11× “After OPBA denied Leon’s request for further representation with regard to the issue of back pay, Leon instituted the present proceedings to vacate the arbitration award pursuant to R.C. 2711.10, which provides that “the court of common pleas shall make an order vacating the…”
Stow Firefighters, IAFF Local 1662 v. City of Stow, 2011 Ohio 1559 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 21× “This court applies a de novo standard of review to the trial court’s decision on a motion to vacate under R.C. 2711.10. Cloverleaf Local School Dist.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Findlay Educ. Ass'n, 551 N.E.2d 186 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 6× “R.C. 2711.10 provides in pertinent part: “In any of the following cases, the court of common pleas shall make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration if: U* * * “(D) The arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.10(A) — 13 cases
Cedar Fair, L.P. v. Falfas (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 3943 (Ohio 2014).
Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Assn. v. Cleveland, 2024 Ohio 2651 (Ohio 2024).
Cuyahoga Cty. v. Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Assn., 2024 Ohio 1055 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
FIA Card Servs., N.A. v. Kitchen, 910 N.E.2d 9 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
Close v. Motorists Mut. Ins., 486 N.E.2d 1275 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.10(B) — 8 cases
Beck Suppliers, Inc. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 558 N.E.2d 1187 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988).
Bd. of Trs. of Miami Twp. v. Fraternal Order of Police, 690 N.E.2d 1262 (Ohio 1998).
Close v. Motorists Mut. Ins., 486 N.E.2d 1275 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985).
Miami Twp. Bd. of Trs. v. Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc., 1998 Ohio 629 (Ohio 1998).
Mason v. Mason Prof'l Firefighters, IAFF Local 4049, 2016 Ohio 7194 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.10(C) — 15 cases
N. Ohio Sewer Contractors, Inc. v. Bradley Dev. Co., 825 N.E.2d 650 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). “1 Standard of Review {¶ 11} Ohio public policy encourages the resolution of disputes through arbitration. Kelm v. Kelm (1993), 68 Ohio St.”
Fowler v. Menards, Inc., 2018 Ohio 4052 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
Franklin Cnty. Sheriff v. Teamsters Local No. 413, 2018 Ohio 3684 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
Toledo Clinic, Inc. v. Felix, 2024 Ohio 489 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
City of Cleveland v. Ass'n of Cleveland Fire Fighters, Local 93, 485 N.E.2d 792 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.10(D) — 158 cases
Carothers v. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P., 2023 Ohio 1907 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 16} Conversely, “‘if the arbitrator has not exceeded his or her powers, the award should not be vacated or modified, absent any of the other circumstances in R.C. 2711.10 and 2711.11 (such as corruption, fraud, misconduct, partiality, or material mistake).”
Adams Cty./Ohio Valley Local Sch. v. OAPSE/AFSCME, Local 572, 2017 Ohio 6929 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “ion, fraud, or undue means; (2) there was evident partiality or corruption on the part of the arbitrators, or any of them; (3) the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent…”
Stow Firefighters, IAFF Local 1662 v. City of Stow, 2011 Ohio 1559 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “This court applies a de novo standard of review to the trial court’s decision on a motion to vacate under R.C. 2711.10. Cloverleaf Local School Dist.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Findlay Educ. Ass'n, 551 N.E.2d 186 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 2711.10 provides in pertinent part: “In any of the following cases, the court of common pleas shall make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration if: U* * * “(D) The arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them…”
Dayton City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Dayton Edn. Assn., 2018 Ohio 4350 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “In either situation, the common pleas court is required to grant the order to confirm unless the court vacates, modifies, or corrects the award under R.C. 2711.10 or R.C. 2711.11. {¶ 37} R.C.”
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