Laurie v. Jacob

Karpinski, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, John Laurie, appeals from an order awarding summary judgment to defendant-appellee, Cathy Jacob, in this action alleging that Laurie received substandard marriage counseling services. The trial court ruled that Laurie’s claim was barred by the one-year statute of limitations under R.C. 2305.113. Because R.C. 2305.113 was enacted as part of Am.Sub.H.B. No. 350, which has since been declared unconstitutional in toto in State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 451, 715 N.E.2d 1062, we must conclude that the trial…