MCCONNELL v. DUDLEY

No. 2018-0377.

144 N.E.3d 369 (2019)

158 Ohio St.3d 388

2019-Ohio-4740

MCCONNELL et al., Appellees, v. DUDLEY; Coitsville Township Police Department et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafidi, Pallente & Melewski, Ryan J. Melewski , Cleveland, and Mark A. Rafidi ; Canfield, and Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., Paul W. Flowers , and Louis E. Grube , Cleveland, for appellees.

Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews, Gregory A. Beck , James F. Mathews , and Andrea K. Ziarko , North Canton, for appellants.

Zach Klein , Columbus City Attorney, and Lara N. Baker-Morrish and Andrew D. M. Miller , Assistant City Attorneys; Donnette A. Fisher , Xenia Director of Law; Garry E. Hunter ; Isaac, Wiles, Burkholder & Teetor, L.L.C., Mark Landes , and Dale D. Cook ; Jennifer A. Hardin ; Lisa A. Eliason , Athens Director of Law; Robert F. Jacques , Oakwood Director of Law; Paula Boggs Muething , Cincinnati City Solicitor, and Peter J. Stackpole , Assistant City Solicitor; Mark M. Feinstein , Urbana Director of Law/Municipal Prosecutor; Lisa Okolish Miller , Barberton Director of Law; David J. Tarbert , Zanesville Director of Law; Eve V. Belfance , Akron Director of Law, and John Christopher Reece , Michael J. Defibaugh , and Brian D. Bremer , Assistant Directors of Law; Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., and Paul-Michael La Fayette ; Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan, L.P.A., and Dale H. Markowitz ; L. James Juliano Jr. , Cleveland Heights Director of Law; and Thomas N. Palmer , Galion Director of Law, urging reversal for amici curiae city of Columbus, city of Xenia, Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association, Ohio Municipal League, Buckeye State Sherriffs' Association, Ohio Township Association, County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Ohio School Boards Association, mayor of the city of Athens, city of Oakwood, city of Cincinnati, city of Urbana, city of Barberton, city of Zanesville, city of Akron, village of Plain City, village of Chagrin Falls, city of Cleveland Heights, and city of Galion.

Kristen Bates Aylward , Canton Director of Law, and Kevin R. L'Hommedieu , Canton Law Department; Andrea Scassa , Massillon Director of Law; and Jennifer L. Arnold , Alliance Director of Law, urging reversal for amici curiae cities of Canton, Massillon, and Alliance.

Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., and Margaret M. Murray , Sandusky, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.


{¶ 1} This discretionary appeal from the Seventh District Court of Appeals presents the issue whether, under the Political Subdivision Tort Liability Act, R.C. Chapter 2744, R.C. 2744.02(B)(1)'s exception to a political subdivision's immunity for the negligent operation of a motor vehicle encompasses an action alleging...

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