George Shima Buick, Inc. v. Ferencak

Because the majority’s decision both rewrites statutory law and ignores decisional law, I respectfully dissent.

The majority states that “the judgment of the court of appeals is vacated for want of jurisdiction” because “[a] pleading was not served upon the Attorney General per Cicco.” Cicco, however, is wholly inapplicable to this case. The Cicco majority stated that “[t]he issue before us is what constitutes proper service upon the Attorney General for purposes of former R.C. 2721.12 in a declaratory judgment action.” (Emphasis added.) Cicco v. Stockmaster (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 95, 97, 728…