Legal Opinion

Rich v. Erie County Department of Human Resources

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided August 25, 1995No. E-95-002PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grey, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Erie County Court of Common Pleas. Michael Wasserman, age three, was the victim of child abuse. His mother was Peggy Wasserman, and the suspected abuser was Craig Popke, her live-in companion. The child’s paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother reported the matter to Erie County Department of Human Services on August 23, 1989, and a hospital examination found extensive bruising. Michael was removed from his mother’s custody and placed with the paternal grandfather, Willard Rich.

The mother and Popke were directed to attend parenting classes at the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. O'Brien v. University Community Tenants Union, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1975
  3. York v. Ohio State Highway PatrolOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Wilson v. Stark County Department of Human ServicesOhio Supreme Court · 1994
  5. 1946 St. Clair Corp. v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Marshall v. Montgomery Cty. Children Serv. Bd.Ohio Supreme Court · 2001

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