Loftin v. Loew's, Inc.

The sole question before this court in this appeal on questions of law from the Court of Common Pleas of Summit county is whether Section 12941, General Code (civil rights statute), provides a liability as a “penalty or forfeiture,” or whether it creates a liability “other than a forfeiture or penalty.” If the liability is of the former class, the statute (Section 11225, General Code) provides that the action “shall be brought within one year after the cause thereof accrued.” If the liability is of the latter class, such action “shall be brought within six years after the cause thereof…