Legal Opinion
Central Ohio Transit Authority v. Timson
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 1998No. 98AP-509PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tyack, Judge.
On March 26, 1997, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (“COTA”) filed a complaint in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas against John W. Timson. COTA averred that Timson had engaged in habitual and persistent vexatious conduct against COTA in the previous four years and that Timson was a vexatious litigator as defined in R.C. 2323.52(A)(2) and (3). COTA requested that the trial court, pursuant to R.C. 2323.52, declare Timson a vexatious litigator.
Timson filed an answer, a counterclaim, and a motion to dismiss. Timson’s counterclaim alleged negligence and intentional…
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