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WEAVER v. EDWIN SHAW HOSP.

Nos. 2003-1055 and 2003-1145.

104 Ohio St.3d 390 (2004)

2004-Ohio-6549

WEAVER ET AL., APPELLEES, v. EDWIN SHAW HOSPITAL ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burns, White & Hickton, L.L.C., and Michael G. Gallaway, Wheeling, WV, for appellant HealthSouth of Erie Rehabilitation Hospital.

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, L.L.P., Ronald M. Wilt and Timothy A. Spirko, Cleveland, for appellant Edwin Shaw Hospital.

Hardin & Schaffner, L.P.A., David K. Schaffner and John P. Maxwell, New Philadelphia, for appellees.

O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} The central issue presented to us on this appeal concerns whether the disabilities of minority or unsound mind as referred to in R.C. 2305.16 can be removed only by attaining the age of majority or being declared of sound mind, or, in addition, whether they can also be removed by the appointment of a legal guardian. For the following reasons, we conclude that the appointment of a legal guardian for a person within the age of minority...

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