Fetherolf v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources

Plaintiff-appellant, Larry W. Fetherolf, Sr., appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims and raises four assignments of error, as follows:

“I. The Court of Claims of Ohio erred in holding as a matter of law that plaintiff-appellant’s claim of willful and wanton misconduct against the state was barred by Ohio Revised Code Sections 1533.18 and 1533.181.

“II. The Court of Claims of Ohio erred in not holding that the state, even if under no initial obligation to protect the public, once having undertaken to do so, must use ordinary care to so protect, or else be liable for damages.

“III. The…