Willis v. Commodity Specialists Co.’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mitseff v. Wheeler · Murphy v. City of Reynoldsburg · 61 Ohio App. 3d 127 - Lorain National Bank v. Saratoga Apartments · Cater v. City of Cleveland · 143 Ohio St. 426 - Taylor v. City of Cincinnati
Most-quoted passages
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“(A) In a civil action brought against a political subdivision or an employee of a political subdivision to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to persons or property allegedly caused by any act or omission in connection with a governmental or proprietary function, the following defenses or immunities may be asserted to establish nonliability: {¶ 52}”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]hese defenses do not indicate that the legislature intended to relieve political subdivisions from liability for all negligent actions of their employees. Hallett v. Stow Bd. of Edn. (1993), 89 Ohio App.3d 309 , 313 . The defenses to liability in R.C. 2744.03 must be read narrowly. Howell v. Union Twp. Trustees (Mar. 18, 1997), 4th Dist. No. 96CA2430. 'In other words, the defenses and immunities of R.C. 2744.03 cannot be read to swallow up the liability provisions of R.C. 2744.02 (B) so as to render them nugatory.' Id.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[discretion, as it is referred to in R.C. 2744.03 (A)(3) and (5), involves policy-making and the exercise of independent judgment. Hacker v. Cincinnati (1998), 130 Ohio App.3d 764 , 770.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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