Collins v. Sotka

This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 81 Ohio St.3d 506. COLLINS, ADMR., APPELLANT, v. SOTKA; DUDICH, APPELLEE. [Cite as Collins v. Sotka,

1998-Ohio-331.] Torts—Wrongful death—Discovery rule tolls R.C. 2125.02(D), when—Statute of limitations in wrongful death action that stems from a murder begins to run, when. 1. The discovery rule applies to toll R.C. 2125.02(D), the two-year statute of limitations for a wrongful death claim. (Shover v. Cordis Corp. [1991], 61 Ohio St.3d 213, 574 N.E.2d 457, overruled.) 2. In a wrongful death action that stems from a murder, the…