Goodman v. Hanseman

2012 Ohio 1587, 132 Ohio St. 3d 23

Opinion

Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} To have appellate standing, a party must be “ ‘aggrieved by the final order appealed from.’ ” State ex rel. Merrill v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, 130 Ohio St.3d 30, 2011-Ohio-4612, 955 N.E.2d 935, ¶ 28, quoting Ohio Contract Carriers Assn., Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm., 140 Ohio St. 160, 42 N.E.2d 758 (1942), syllabus. Accord State ex rel. Gabriel v. Youngstown, 75 Ohio St.3d 618, 665 N.E.2d 209 (1996). Appellees, the cross-appellants below, did not have standing to appeal the decision of the trial court. Accordingly, the portion of the court of appeals decision concerning the powers of the Division of Securities is vacated.

So ordered.

O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.