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WHITT v. COLUMBUS COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES

No. 80-713.

64 Ohio St. 2d 355 (1980)

WHITT ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. COLUMBUS COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES, D.B.A. CO-OP OPTICAL, ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E. Bruce Hadden and Mr. Nicholas W. Zuk, for appellants.

Messrs. Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt, Mr. William L. Schmidt and Mr. Irving B. Marks, for appellee James H. Connor.

Mr. George W. Ankney, Jr., for appellee George W. Knox.

Messrs. McNamara & McNamara, Mr. John L. Miller and Mr. Dennis D. Liston, for appellee Columbus Co-operative Enterprises.

STILLMAN, 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), or the two-year statute of limitations, under R. C. 2305.10, is applicable to a negligence action against an optometrist.1 Stated otherwise, the issue is whether negligence by an optometrist constitutes "malpractice" within the meaning of R. C. 2305.11(A...

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