STATE EX REL. v. AKRON

No. 2004-0665.

104 Ohio St.3d 399 (2004)

2004-Ohio-6557

THE STATE EX REL. BEACON JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF AKRON ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen C. Lefton and Edward G. Kemp, for appellees and cross-appellants.

Max Rothal, Akron Law Director, and Deborah M. Forfia, Assistant Law Director, for appellants and cross-appellees.


Per Curiam.

Sherman-Vaughn Incident

{¶ 1} On February 28, 2001, Akron Police Officers Rodney Sherman and Howard Vaughn were on duty when Officer Sherman received a personal telephone call from his cousin. Officer Sherman's cousin complained about her 15-year-old son's unruly behavior and requested that the officers scare him into behaving properly.

{¶ 2} The officers responded...

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