AULT v. JASKO

No. 93-810.

70 Ohio St.3d 114 (1994)

AULT, APPELLEE, v. JASKO, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cozza & Steuer and John T. Price, for appellee.

Quandt, Giffels & Buck Co., L.P.A., Walter R. Matchinga and Hunter S. Havens; James W. Barnhouse and Mike J. Scherach, for appellant.

Licata & Crosby Co., L.P.A., Louis J. Licata and Elizabeth A. Crosby, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Adult Support for Incest Survivors of Today.


FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J.

This is a case of first impression for this court. We must determine whether the discovery rule applies in Ohio to toll the statute of limitations where a victim of childhood sexual abuse represses memories of that abuse until a later time. For the following reasons, we find that it does apply and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Initially, we must address which statute of limitations applies to appellee...

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