OPALKO v. MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL, INC.

No. 82-1680.

9 Ohio St. 3d 63 (1984)

OPALKO, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL, INC. ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weisman, Goldberg, & Weisman Co., L.P.A., and Mr. Paul M. Kaufman, for appellants.

Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Ms. Roberta K. Spurgeon, for appellees Estate of Donald A. Snyder, M.D., deceased, Donald A. Snyder, M.D., Inc., and Joseph Ritrovato, M.D.

Messrs. Kitchen, Messner & Deery, Mr. Charles W. Kitchen and Mr. Steven W. Albert, for appellee V. F. Mersol, M.D.

Messrs. McNeal, Schick, Archibald & Biro and Mr. Harley J. McNeal, for appellees N. G. DePiero, M.D., and N. G. DePiero & Associates, Inc.

Messrs. Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Mr. Michael R. Gallagher and Ms. Beverly A. Harris, for appellee Marymount Hospital, Inc.

Mr. Gary H. Harris, for appellees Frank Dzurik, M.D., and Edward Goldwasser, for appellees Frank Dzurik, M.D., and Edward W. Shannon, M.D.


Per Curiam.

The issue raised before this court concerns whether R.C. 2305.11(B) violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions.

Our recent opinion in Schwan v. Riverside Methodist Hospital (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 300, examined this precise issue and explored the language contained in R.C. 2305. 11(B). The Schwan...

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