LEWIS v. STEINREICH

No. 94-339.

73 Ohio St.3d 299 (1995)

LEWIS, ADMR., F.K.A. RIPPE, APPELLANT, v. STEINREICH, EXR., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Herbert L. Braverman and Joyce Metti Papandreas; Gustafson, Stephens, Ferris, Forman & Knight, P.A.,andPeter J. Forman, for appellant.

Goldman & Rosen and Samuel Goldman, for appellee.


COOK, J.

This case presents several issues for review. First we determine that R.C. 2117.06, a procedural statute requiring the presentment of creditors' claims within a limited time, does not apply to actions in which a party claims ownership of property alleged to be wrongfully withheld by an estate. We also find that Florida has the most significant contacts with the present case and, therefore, Florida law controls the determination of the rightful ownership of...

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