Ohio Code 5563.17 – Procedure after judgment establishing improvement
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If an appeal is taken from the order of the board of county commissioners dismissing or refusing to grant the prayer of a petition for a road improvement, and the jury finds in favor of such improvement, the court shall render judgment establishing such improvement, unless a new trial is granted by the court, and the said improvement shall be established unless the judgment of such court is reversed. The board shall thereupon take the necessary steps to have the improvement platted and surveyed, and shall proceed to have the compensation and damages, on account of such improvement, determined.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5563.17
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.