Cox v. Ohio Department of Transportation

In No. 80-1328, the Cox case, the cause of action arose January 26,1978, and the legal action was commenced in the Court of Claims within a two-year period on January 25, 1980. I disagree with this court’s determination that the 180-day filing requirement or notice in lieu thereof within such period as provided in R. C. 2743.16(A) subject to non-compliance upon good cause shown as provided in R. C. 2743.16(D) is the equivalent of a “conventional statute of limitations” and “[a]bsent a showing of notice and good cause* * *, a plaintiff filing a claim after the 180-day period expired would be…