Peppers v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

Plaintiff, Reuben Peppers, appeals from the judgment of the Ohio Court of Claims, which denied his claim for damages against the defendant, and raises the following assignment of error:

“The trial court abused its discretion in admitting hearsay evidence on a critical issue in this case and in relying on that hearsay evidence to find the facts against the plaintiff.”

Defendant raises the following cross-assignment of error:

“The trial court erred in determining that Hobart Dixon’s acts were within the scope of his employment.”

This case arose out of an incident that occurred at the Columbus…