OHIO DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION v. SULLIVAN

No. 87-1209.

38 Ohio St. 3d 137 (1988)

THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, APPELLEE, v. SULLIVAN, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, Kathleen McManus, George R. McCue III and Wyatt McDowell, for appellee.

A. William Zavarello Co., L.P.A., A. William Zavarello and Elinore Marsh Stormer, for appellant.


HOLMES, J.

The sole issue presented for our review is whether the ling-established rule, that a statute of limitations does not apply as a bar to the rights of the state unless expressly named in the statute, has become outdated and without effect. Appellant argues that such rule is no longer viable in light of this court's long line of cases abrogating the common-law doctrine of sovereign immunity that had previously been afforded municipalities and other political...

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