Stanton-King v. Board of Comm. Montgomery County, 22898 (1-30-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County (hereinafter "the Board") appeals a decision of Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, which overruled its motion for summary judgment filed pursuant to R.C. § 2744.02(C). While a denial of summary judgment is not generally a final, appealable order subject to appellate review, R.C. § 2744.02(C) provides for appellate jurisdiction when a trial court denies sovereign immunity. Thus, following the trial court's denial of summary judgment in a brief written decision filed on July 25, 2008, the Board…