OHIO CITIZENS BANK v. MILLS

No. 88-1103.

45 Ohio St. 3d 153 (1989)

OHIO CITIZENS BANK, TRUSTEE, v. MILLS, APPELLANT; PUGH ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins & Bates, John M. Carey, John J. McHugh III and Gary O. Sommer, for appellant.

Brown, Baker, Schlageter & Craig, Carter J. Neff and Mark E. Lupe, for appellees.


HOLMES, J.

The issue presented for our consideration is whether R.C. 3107.15(A)(2), which in effect abrogated the common-law "stranger to the adoption" doctrine, may be applied in construing wills or trust documents created prior to the effective date of such statute. We answer such query in the negative, and accordingly reverse the court of appeals.

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