Falls Elec. Contracting v. Tri-State Constr.

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[Cite as Falls Elec. Contracting v. Tri-State Constr., 2004-Ohio-6952.] THE COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO FALLS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, : MEMORANDUM OPINION : CASE NO. 2004-T-0104 - vs - : TRI-STATE CONSTRUCTION, Defendant-Appellant. : : Civil appeal from the Newton Falls Municipal Court, Case No. 04 CVI 00092. Judgment: Appeal dismissed. James R. Scher, Ohlin, Ohlin & Scher Co., LPA,309 Washington Street, N.E., Warren, OH 44483 (For Plaintiff-Appellee). Tri-State Construction, c/o William W. Bridge, III, pro se, P.O. Box 214, Wickliffe, OH 44092 (For Defendant-Appellant). JUDITH A. CHRISTLEY, J. {¶1} On August 5, 2004, appellant, Tri-State Construction, filed a notice of appeal from a July 12, 2004 judgment of the Newton Falls Municipal Court. In that judgment, the trial court dismissed the case for improper venue. {¶2} It is well established that a judgment dismissing a case for improper venue is not a final appealable order. State ex rel. Allied Chemical Co. v. Aurelius (1984), 16 Ohio App.3d 69; Snell v. Cincinnati St. Ry. Co. (1899), 60 Ohio St. 256. {¶3} Accordingly, this appeal is hereby sua sponte dismissed due to lack of a final appealable order. We also note that William W. Bridge, III, who is not an attorney, is prohibited from representing a corporation in an appeal. A layperson can only represent themselves on appeal, and not another party. Vizzini v. Nichols, 11th Dist. No. 2003-P-0085, 2003-Ohio-6225. Appeal dismissed. DIANE V. GRENDELL, J., CYNTHIA WESTCOTT RICE, J., concur. 2

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