Menefee v. Queen City Metro

The issue presented is whether the statutory treatment of subrogated claimants in tort actions against political subdivisions is unconstitutional. We hold that it is not and reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

The sovereign immunity of municipal corporations in Ohio was judicially abolished in Haverlack v. Portage Homes, Inc. (1982), 2 Ohio St. 3d 26, 2 OBR 572, 442 N.E. 2d 749. See Enghauser Mfg. Co. v. Eriksson Engineering Ltd. (1983), 6 Ohio St., 3d 31, 33, 6 OBR 53, 54, 451 N.E. 2d 228, 230. Abrogation of the doctrine was approved in Strohofer v. Cincinnati (1983), 6 Ohio St. 3d…