STURM v. STURM

No. 90-1929.

63 Ohio St.3d 671 (1992)

STURM, APPELLEE, v. STURM, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Davis, for appellee.

Kelley, McCann & Livingstone, James M. Wilsman and Linda M. Mette; Hahn Loeser & Parks, John E. Schoonover and Jeffrey D. Van Niel, for appellant.


BOWMAN, J.

The sole issue raised by the parties is whether, after Cook voluntarily dismissed her Cuyahoga County divorce action under Civ.R. 41(A)(1)(a) and refiled the action in Ashtabula County, the original trial court retained jurisdiction to determine that Cook's dismissal constituted frivolous conduct for the purposes of awarding attorney fees pursuant to R.C. 2323.51.

Sturm argues that the original trial court statutorily retained jurisdiction to award...

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