Dunson v. Adam Lee Auto Body

Summary

The Fifth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed the Canton Municipal Court's judgment granting summary judgment in favor of Adam Lee Auto Body. The court disregarded and overruled David Dunson's assignments of error because his one-page appellate brief failed to provide relevant facts, legal authority, record citations, or meaningful argument as required by the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Holdings

1. An appellate court may disregard assignments of error when the appellant fails to provide a statement of relevant facts, citations to applicable law and the record, and meaningful argument as required by App.R. 16.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appellate court should consider assignments of error that are presented without a statement of relevant facts, citations to authority or the record, and meaningful argument as required by App.R. 16.
2. Whether Dunson's assignments of error concerning summary judgment and the trial court's treatment of video and text-message evidence should be disregarded for inadequate briefing.

Disposition

affirmed