State, Department of Transportation v. Sullivan

The sole issue presented for our review is whether the long-established rule, that a statute of limitations does not apply as a bar to the rights of the state unless expressly named in the statute, has become outdated and without effect. Appellant argues that such rule is no longer viable in light of this court’s long line of cases abrogating the common-law doctrine of sovereign immunity that had previously been afforded municipalities and other political subdivisions2 and the state’s limited waiver of sovereign immunity in R.C. Chapter 2743.3 Because we hold that the policy reasons…