Legal Opinion

Borger v. McErlane, Unpublished Decision (12-14-2001)

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided December 14, 2001No. Appeal No. C-010262, Trial No. A-0005532Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

The plaintiff-appellant, Iduna Borger, appeals from the trial court's order granting summary judgment to her mother, defendant-appellee Mary McErlane, and granting McErlane's counterclaim to have Borger declared a "vexatious litigator" pursuant to R.C. 2323.52(A)(3). In her single assignment of error, Borger contends that her act of filing one civil action pro se in the court of common pleas does not make her a "vexatious litigator" — the definition of which requires her to act "habitually, persistently, and without reasonable grounds." We hold, however, that reasonable minds could…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Village of Grafton v. Ohio Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State ex rel. Cassels v. Dayton City School District Board of EducationOhio Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Mayer v. BristowOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Cicco v. StockmasterOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Connell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984

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