Reese v. Ohio State University Hospitals

The issue presented to this court is whether R.C. 2305.19, the so-called savings statute, is applicable to actions maintained in the Court of Claims. This court now answers that question in the affirmative.

R.C. 2743.16 provides:

“Civil actions against the state permitted by sections 2743.01 to 2743.20 of the Revised Code shall be commenced no later than two years after the *163date of accrual of the cause of action or within any shorter period that is applicable to similar suits between private parties. The period of limitations shall be tolled pursuant to section 2305.16 of the Revised Code,…