Legal Opinion

McFinley v. Bethesda Oak Hospital

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided May 20, 1992No. C-910001PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Per curiam

On June 16, 1986, a security officer employed at Bethesda Oak Hospital in Cincinnati arrested another hospital employee, plaintiff-appellant Courtney McFinley, after the officer confiscated from her what appeared to be a set of brass knuckles. As a result of the arrest, McFinley was formally charged with the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, brought to trial before a judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court, and acquitted on the ground that she had not knowingly carried the brass knuckles as a weapon. 1 The acquittal, in turn, spawned the filing of a civil action against the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trussell v. General Motors Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Uebelacker v. Cincom Systems, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Feliciano v. KreigerOhio Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Huber v. O'NeillOhio Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. PettitOhio Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Ingram v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Irving SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  3. Mayes v. City of ColumbusOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Evans v. SmithOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Norwell v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 1999

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