BURR v. STARK CTY. BD. OF COMMRS.

No. 85-786.

23 Ohio St. 3d 69 (1986)

BURR ET AL., APPELLEES, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF STARK COUNTY ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Cardinal and Wylan W. Witte, for appellees.

Robert Horowitz, prosecuting attorney, and Lemuel R. Green, for appellants.


CELEBREZZE, C.J.

I

We initially determine whether the court of common pleas possessed subject matter jurisdiction over this action. Appellants contend that the Court of Claims has exclusive jurisdiction over damage claims by adoptive parents asserted against a board of county commissioners and the county welfare department.

Appellants also claim that the trial court erroneously excluded certain evidence which tended to establish state statutory oversight...

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