SMITH v. WALKER

No. 98-1036.

83 Ohio St.3d 431 (1998)

SMITH, APPELLANT, v. WALKER, WARDEN, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Douglas Smith, pro se.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Karen L. Killian, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

Smith asserts in his sole proposition of law that the court of appeals erred in dismissing his petition based on the in forma pauperis requirements set forth in R.C. 2969.25 for inmates filing civil actions against a government entity or employee. Smith's assertion lacks merit because even if the court of appeals' rationale was incorrect, dismissal was warranted for the following reasons. See State ex rel. The V Cos. v. Marshall...

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