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...A trial is a judicial examination of the issues, whether of law or of fact, in action or proceeding.

...Issues arise on the pleadings where a fact or conclusion of law is maintained by one party and controverted by the other. They are of two kinds: (A) Issues of law; (B) Issues of fact.

...d by the court, unless referred as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure. Issues of fact arising in actions for the recovery of money only, or specific real or personal property, shall be tried by a jury, unless a jury trial is waived or unless all parties consent to a reference under the Rules of Civil Procedure. All other issues of fact shall be tried by the court, subject to its power to order any issue to be ...

...rt shall make a trial docket at least twelve days before the first day of each term, and the cases shall be set for particular days, in the order in which they stand on the appearance docket.

...mains to be done except to execute an order for the sale of real or personal property and to distribute the proceeds as directed by the order. If it becomes necessary, the case may be redocketed, on the application of either party, whereupon it shall stand in all respects as if it had remained on the docket.

... to be assessed shall be tried in the order in which they stand on the trial docket, unless by the consent of parties, or by the order of the court, they are continued or placed at the end of the docket, or for good cause shown are especially assigned for trial or hearing out of their regular order. Actions for wages and actions pursuant to section 5903.02 of the Revised Code shall be first in order for trial.

...riable to a jury, in a series, in the order in which they stand upon the docket, giving preference always to actions for wages, actions pursuant to section 5903.02 of the Revised Code, and cases not triable to a jury, in a series in like manner. All other cases shall be heard in the order in which they stand upon the trial docket, unless the court otherwise directs.

... court at any time may hear a motion or demurrer and, by rule, prescribe the time of hearing motions and demurrers.

...r trial or hearing in a series in the order in which they stand on the docket, by a judge qualified to try them, and be tried and heard in like order.

...xed for pleading, or should have been made up. When issues are or should have been made up during a term, such action shall be triable at the term. When issues are or should have been made up either before or during a term of court, but after the period of preparing the trial docket of the term, the clerk of the court, if required by the court, shall place such actions on such docket.

...nd descriptions of any person with a developmental disability who cannot be reasonably understood, or who cannot understand questioning, without the aid of an interpreter. The interpreter may aid the parties in formulating methods of questioning the person with a developmental disability and in interpreting the answers of the person. (B) Before entering upon official duties, the interpreter shall take an oath that t...

... parties thereto, except actions for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, for a nuisance, or against a judge of a county court for misconduct in office, which shall abate by the death of either party.

...from the beginning of the action to the decedent's death.

...An order to revive an action against the successor of a defendant, other than the executor or administrator, shall not be made without the consent of such successor, unless made within one year from the time it first could have been made.

...An order to revive an action in the name of the representative or successor of a plaintiff may be made forthwith, but shall not be made, of right, without the consent of the defendant, after the expiration of one year from the time it might first have been made. When the powers of the defendant have ceased, the order of revivor may be made in the period limited in section 2311.33 of the Revised Code.

... makes affidavit that he cannot, as he believes, have a fair and impartial trial in that county, and his application is sustained by the several affidavits of five creditable persons residing in such county, the court shall change the venue to the adjoining county most convenient for both parties.

...f costs and expenses, certified as provided in this section.

...to serve as jurors therein, being impaneled and subject to challenge the same as in other civil cases. Each juror shall receive the greater of the compensation established for jurors in the adjoining county or three dollars for each day of service and mileage, and all costs, including the costs incident to the drawing, issuing, and service of the venire shall be paid from the county treasury in which the acti...

...pecting which they are examined, or of relating them truly. In a hearing in an abuse, neglect, or dependency case, any examination made by the court to determine whether a child is a competent witness shall be conducted by the court in an office or room other than a courtroom or hearing room, shall be conducted in the presence of only those individuals considered necessary by the court for the conduct of the examina...

...de to the attorney by a client in that relation or concerning the attorney's advice to a client, except that the attorney may testify by express consent of the client or, if the client is deceased, by the express consent of the surviving spouse or the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased client. However, if the client voluntarily reveals the substance of attorney-client communications in a nonprivi...

...ss or disability, as a result of an intellectual disability, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that the person is incapable of taking proper care of the person's self or property or fails to provide for the person's family or other persons for whom the person is charged by law to provide.

...eath, oral fluid, or urine at any time relevant to the criminal offense in question shall submit to the health care facility a written statement in the following form: "WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUESTING THE RELEASE OF RECORDS To: ____________________ (insert name of the health care provider in question). I hereby state that an official criminal investigation has begun regarding, or a criminal action or proceeding ha...

...ted States or alleged or found to be a delinquent child or unruly child in this state or another state or under the laws of the United States. (2) "Emergency medical worker" means a first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, certified under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code, whether paid or volunteer. (3) "Firefighter"...

...(H) If a party dies and the party's deposition is offered in evidence, the opposite party may testify as to all competent matters therein. This section does not apply to actions for causing death, or actions or proceedings involving the validity of a deed, will or codicil. When a case is plainly within the reason and spirit of this section and sections 2317.01 and 2317.02 of the Revised Code, though not within ...

...t is proved that such publication was made maliciously.