Legal Opinion

Vocke v. City of Dayton

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided February 15, 1973No. 4108PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ceawfobd, P. J,

On March 6, 1971, plaintiff filed her complaint for damages for personal injuries suffered on April 25,1969. She alleged that while a prisoner in the city jail she was burned in a fire caused by the negligence of the defendants.

The defendants listed in the complaint were the city of Dayton (which was dismissed on the basis of sovereign immunity) and three individuals, each referred to only as ‘ ‘ John Doe, Real Name Unknown, Address Unknown. ’ ’ As to these three, the complaint alleges merely that “the defendants, John Doe, plaintiff is informed and believed, were employees of…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gates v. Wendling Nathan Co.California Court of Appeal · 1938
  2. Phillip v. Sam Finley, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
  3. Morgan v. Bayview HospitalCuyahoga County Common Pleas Court · 1959

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Feller v. National EnquirerDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1983
  2. Varno v. Bally Manufacturing Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Northern Utilities Division of K N Energy, Inc. v. Town of EvansvilleWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Lane v. Elco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
  5. Cline v. Tecumseh Local Bd. of Edn.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2021

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