HOCKING CONSERVANCY DIST. v. DODSON-LINDBLOM ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 79-1472.

62 Ohio St. 2d 195 (1980)

HOCKING CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, APPELLEE, v. DODSON-LINDBLOM ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James F. Shumaker, for appellee.

Messrs. Lane, Alton & Horst, Mr. Jeffrey W. Hutson and Mr. James K. Reuss, for appellants.


LOCHER, J.

The sole issue in the instant cause is whether the one-year statute of limitations, under the purview of R. C. 2305.11(A), applies to negligence actions brought against a professional engineer. More precisely, the issue is whether negligence by a professional engineer constitutes "malpractice" within the meaning of R. C. 2305.11(A).

R. C. 2305.11(A) reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

"An action for libel, slander, assault, battery...

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