STATE EX REL. LINNDALE v. MASTEN

No. 84-1207.

18 Ohio St. 3d 228 (1985)

THE STATE, EX REL. VILLAGE OF LINNDALE ET AL., APPELLEES, v. MASTEN, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Jeffrey J. Jurca, for appellees.

James M. Dubelko, village solicitor, for appellant.


Per Curiam.

The sole appellant herein, Armand Masten, Mayor of Linndale, raises two propositions of law for our review. First, the appellant proposes that, absent a showing of negligence or other wrongdoing, a public official should not be held liable for the loss of funds collected in his official capacity. The appellant urges that public officials be held to the same standard of care as private trustees, i.e., that they should be required to exercise...

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