Williams v. Southern Ohio Correctional Facility

McCormac, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Lewis Williams, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the Ohio Court of Claims dismissing his negligence action against defendantappellee, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Appellant’s complaint alleges that appellee negligently supervised another prisoner, Charles Lorraine, and as a result appellant was injured.

Appellant is an inmate incarcerated at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility pursuant to R.C. 5120.16. Charles Lorraine is also an inmate at that same facility. Both are housed in cell block K-4, death row. Sometime in late March 1988, Lorraine…