ESTATE OF RIDLEY v. BD. OF MRDD

No. 2003-0022.

102 Ohio St.3d 230 (2004)

2004-Ohio-2629

Estate of Ridley, Appellant, v. Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanders & Associates and Raymond L. Katz; and Robert L. Schwartz, for appellant.

McCaslin, Imbus & McCaslin and Bernard W. Wharton; and David T. Stevenson, Hamilton County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.

Issac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor, L.L.P., and Mark Landes, urging affirmance for amici curiae County Commissioners' Association of Ohio and the Public Children's Services Association of Ohio.


O'Donnell, J.

{¶ 1} The estate of Jerome Ridley commenced a wrongful-death and survival action against the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, its employees Jerry Clark and Sonjua Day, in their individual capacities, and the city of Cincinnati Building Department.

{¶ 2} In its complaint, the estate alleged that Ridley, a mentally retarded adult male, received assistance...

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