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Sikora v. Ohio Dept. of Mental Health

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 16, 1988
520 N.E.2d 220 (Ohio 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-985

Decided March 16, 1988.

Medical malpractice — Statutes of limitations — Accrual date of cause of action — Remand to trial court for determination of Hershberger factors.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County.

Lou A. D'Apolito and Mary Ann Fabrizi, for appellees Virginia and Raymond Sikora.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Susan M. Sullivan, for appellant.


The judgment of the Court of Appeals for Franklin County (case No. 86AP-852), holding that it was improper to dismiss the within cause pursuant to Civ. R. 12(B)(6), is affirmed for the reasons stated by the court of appeals not inconsistent with those given in our opinion in Hershberger v. Akron City Hosp. (1987), 34 Ohio St.3d 1, 516 N.E.2d 204. We remand this cause to the trial court for further consideration of the accrual date of the cause of action.

MOYER, C.J., SWEENEY, LOCHER, HOLMES, DOUGLAS, WRIGHT and H. BROWN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sikora v. Ohio Dept. of Mental Health

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 16, 1988
520 N.E.2d 220 (Ohio 1988)
Case details for

Sikora v. Ohio Dept. of Mental Health

Case Details

Full title:SIKORA ET AL., APPELLEES, v. THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL…

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Mar 16, 1988

Citations

520 N.E.2d 220 (Ohio 1988)
35 Ohio St. 3d 266