Rule 43. Effective Date

(A) Original Rules The Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure originally took effect July 1, 1971, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution. Some rules have been amended in succeeding years, again pursuant to the Constitution.

(B) Effective date of amendments Amendments to these rules filed hereafter by the Supreme Court with the General Assembly pursuant to Article IV, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution, and not thereafter the subject of a concurrent resolution of disapproval, shall take effect on the following first day of July. They shall govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in actions then pending, except to the extent that their application in a particular action pending when the amendments take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies. APPENDIX OF FORMS INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT The forms which follow are intended for illustration only. Departures from the forms shall not void papers which are otherwise sufficient, and the forms may be varied when necessary to meet the facts of a particular case. Where appropriate, the forms assume that the action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio. FORM 1. NOTICE OF APPEAL TO A COURT OF APPEALS FROM A JUDGMENT OR APPEALABLE ORDER COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO A.B. ) 221 E. West Street ) Columbus, Ohio 43215 ) NO. Plaintiff ) v. ) NOTICE OF APPEAL C.D. ) 122 W. East Street ) Columbus, Ohio 43214 ) Defendant-Appellant ) Notice is hereby given that C.D., defendant, hereby appeals to the Court of Appeals of Franklin County, Ohio, Tenth Appellate District (from the final judgment), from the order (describing it) entered in this action on the day of , 19 . ___________________________________ (Attorney for Defendant) ___________________________________

(Address) NOTE: The above form is designed for use in courts of common pleas. Appropriate changes in the designation of the court are required when the form is used for other courts. [Effective: July 1, 1971.] FORM 2. DOCKETING STATEMENT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO A.B. ) 221 East West Street ) Columbus, Ohio ) Plaintiff ) v. ) NO. CV-1981-453 C.D. ) 122 West East Street ) Columbus, Ohio ) Defendant ) DOCKETING STATEMENT (Insert one of the following statements, as applicable):

(1) No transcript is required.

(2) The approximate number of pages of transcript ordered is .

(3) An agreed statement will be submitted in lieu of the record.

(4) The record was made in an administrative hearing and filed with the trial court.

(5) All parties to the appeal as shown by the attached statement approve assignment of the appeal to the accelerated calendar.

(6) The case is of a category designated for the accelerated calendar by local rule. (Specify category.) ___________________________________ Attorney for Appellant [Effective: July 1, 1982.] FORM 3 JUDGMENT ENTRY - ACCELERATED CALENDAR TENTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS FRANKLIN COUNTY A.B., : 221 East West Street, Columbus, Ohio, : Plaintiff, : v. : No. CV-1981-453 C.D., : 122 West East Street, Columbus, Ohio, : Defendant. : JUDGMENT ENTRY Assignment of error number one is overruled for the reason that the trial court's instruction on the burden of proof was correct. See Jones v. State (1980), 64 Ohio St. 2d 173. Assignment of error number two is overruled as there was sufficient evidence presented (see testimony of Smith, R. 22) to support a factual finding of agency. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Judge, Presiding Judge Judge Judge [Effective: July 1, 1992].