Wilson v. Lawrence (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 24} Respectfully, I dissent.

*375{¶ 25} There is a simple procedure in Ohio law to permit creditors to present a claim to an estate to be paid. I would hold that appellee, James A. Wilson, sent his written claim in a manner reasonably calculated to get it to appellant, William Lawrence, the executor of the estate of Joseph T. Gorman, and that a jury could reasonably conclude that he satisfied R.C. 2117.06(A)(1)(a).

{¶ 26} Wilson mailed a demand letter to Gorman’s secretary, Pat Clark, on July 11, 2013. The salutation line directed the letter to the “heirs, administrators or executors of the…