Wilkes v. Ohio Dept. of Transp.

[Cite as Wilkes v. Ohio Dept. of Transp.,

2024-Ohio-558.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO PATRICIA D. WILKES, Indv. Case No. 2019-00012JD Plaintiff Judge Lisa L. Sadler v. DECISION OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Defendant {¶1} Plaintiff Patricia D. Wilkes, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marquise Shawndell Byrd, brings a wrongful death action against Defendant Ohio Department of Transportation. After a trial on the merits, the Court holds that Plaintiff has not established her claims by a preponderance of the evidence and that judgment should be entered in favor of Defendant for…