Saunders v. Choi

The plaintiff-appellant submits that R.C. 2305.15, 2305.19 and Civ. R. 3(A) must be read in pari materia, meaning that the two statutes and the civil rule are to be construed together.2 It is the appellant’s contention that since defendant-appellee, Dr. Chul Choi, has been continually absent from the state of Ohio since June 30, 1977, R.C. 2305.15 tolls the time limitation for the commencement of an action under Civ. R. 3(A). Appellant further argues that both R.C. 2305.15 and 2305.19 are remedial in nature, and as such, must be liberally construed.

R.C. 2305.15 provides as follows:

“When a…