Flarey v. Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital

DeGenaro, Judge.

{¶ 1} This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties’ briefs, and their oral arguments before this court. Plaintiff-appellant, Dominick Flarey, appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment for defendant-appellee, Board of Trustees of the Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital. We are asked to decide whether a nonprofit corporation’s board of directors is an entity distinct from the corporation that is capable of being sued. We conclude that a nonprofit corporation’s board of directors is not an…