PROVENS v. STARK CTY. BD. OF MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

No. 91-1412.

64 Ohio St.3d 252 (1992)

PROVENS, APPELLANT, v. STARK COUNTY BOARD OF MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Green, Haines, Sgambati, Murphy & Macala Co., L.P.A., Ronald G. Macala and Randall Vehar, for appellant.

Day, Ketterer, Raley, Wright & Rybolt, J. Sean Keenan and Jill Freshley Otto, for appellee.


HOLMES, J.

The plaintiff-appellant's complaint alleged a violation of her state constitutional rights. Although she did not specify in her complaint what rights were allegedly violated, the thrust of the allegations indicate that Section 11, Article I of the Ohio Constitution was the major basis of plaintiff's claims. This section provides:

"Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of...

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