Scot Lad Foods, Inc. v. Secretary of State

First, we will address the issue of whether the Court of Common Pleas had jurisdiction over the Secretary of State and the insurance company which wrote his surety bond.

The plaintiffs’ complaint relative to the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas over the civil action filed against the Secretary of State was based upon the alleged negligent performance by the Secretary of State in his official capacity of the statutory duty imposed upon him by R. C. 1309.40(H).2 As stated above, the complainant also named Buckeye Union as a party defendant, seeking to recover on the surety bond of the…