PRATTE v. STEWART

No. 2009-0953.

125 Ohio St.3d 473 (2010)

2010-Ohio-1860

PRATTE, Appellant, v. STEWART, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kircher Law Office, L.L.C., and Konrad Kircher, for appellant.

Matan, Wright & Noble and Scott E. Wright, for appellee.

Gamso, Helmick & Hoolahan and Catherine G. Hoolahan, urging reversal for amici curiae, National Association to Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children, Survivors' Network of Those Abused by Priests, and National Center for Victims of Crime.


O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} This appeal requires a determination of the appropriate statute of limitations for a claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse in which the claimant alleges that memories of the abuse were repressed. Appellant, Amy Pratte, asserts that the 12-year statute of limitations in R.C. 2305.111(C), which became effective on August 3, 2006, cannot be applied retroactively to...

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