LAWSON v. MAHONING CTY. MENTAL HEALTH BD.

No. 10 MA 23.

2010 Ohio 6389

Elaine Lawson, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Lawson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mahoning County Mental Health Board, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.

Dated: December 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney Ronald Yarwood , Attorney James Gentile , 42 North Phelps Street, Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Attorney Paul Gains , Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney Gina DeGenova Bricker , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 21 West Boardman Street, 5th Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for DefendantsAppellees.

Before: Joseph J. Vukovich, Cheryl L. Waite, Mary DeGenaro.


OPINION

VUKOVICH, P.J.

{¶1} Plaintiff-appellant Elaine Lawson, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Lawson (the estate) appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court granting defendant-appellee Mahoning County Mental Health Board's (MCMHB) Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6). Three issues are raised in this appeal.

{¶2} The first issue concerns the statutory...

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