Legal Opinion
Shover v. Cordis Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1991No. 90-332PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether fraud may toll R.C. 2125.02(D), Ohio’s statute setting forth the time within which to commence wrongful death actions. For the reasons which follow, we answer this query in the negative and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
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A statute of limitations “bars [a] right of action unless it is filed within [a] specified period of time after [an] injury occurs.” (Emphasis added.) Black’s Law Dictionary (6 Ed.1990) 927, citing Hanson v. Williams County (N.D.1986), 389 N.W.2d 319, 321. At R.C. 2125.01, the General Assembly has created an action…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by107 opinions
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