BAKER v. WAYNE CTY.

No. 2014-2079.

147 Ohio St.3d 51 (2016)

2016-Ohio-1566

BAKER ET AL., APPELLEES, v. WAYNE COUNTY ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mannion & Gray Co., L.P.A., and Bradley J. Barmen , for appellees.

Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews and James F. Mathews , for appellants.

Landskroner Grieco Merriman, L.L.C., and Drew Legando , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., and Frank H. Scialdone , urging reversal for amici curiae County Commissioners Association of Ohio, County Risk Sharing Authority, Public Entities Pool of Ohio, and Ohio Township Association Risk Management Authority.

Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner and Kurt D. Anderson , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

O'NEILL, J., concurs in the foregoing opinion.


{¶ 1} In this discretionary appeal from the Ninth District Court of Appeals, we consider for the first time the meaning of the statutory definition of "public roads" set forth in R.C. 2744.01(H) for purposes of the sovereign-immunity exception for the negligent failure "to keep public roads in repair" under R.C. 2744...

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