EPPLEY v. TRI-VALLEY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 2008-0366.

122 Ohio St.3d 56 (2009)

2009-Ohio-1970

EPPLEY, ADMR., Appellee, v. TRI-VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, Appellant, et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., Martin S. Delahunty, John W. Gold, and Peter D. Traska, for appellee.

Britton, Smith, Peters & Kalail Co., L.P.A., David Kane Smith, and Michael E. Stinn, for appellant.


LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to determine the constitutionality of R.C. 2125.04, the wrongful death saving statute. Because we hold that the statute does not violate the right to equal protection of the law, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals insofar as it holds that the statute is unconstitutional.

I. Case Background

{¶ 2} Joshua M. Eppley, a student in the Tri-Valley Local School...

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