RAMSEY v. NEIMAN

No. 93-626.

69 Ohio St.3d 508 (1994)

RAMSEY, APPELLANT, v. NEIMAN ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scanlon & Henretta, Lawrence J. Scanlon and James P. Hanratty, for appellant.

Ulmer & Berne, Harold H. Reader, Roberto H. Rodrigues, Jr. and Thomas R. Kelly, for appellee Robert Neiman.

Max Rothal, Akron Director of Law, and Laura A Killian, Assistant Director of Law, for appellee city of Akron.


WRIGHT, J.

The question presented is whether a wrongful death action may be brought under R.C. Chapter 2125 by a person who has not been appointed by a court to be the decedent's personal representative. We answer the question in the negative and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

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The answer to the question presented in this case depends on the meaning of the phrase "personal representative" in R.C. 2125.02(A)(1). The applicable language...

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