Nelson v. State

Bryant, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Seth Nelson, appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio sua sponte dismissing plaintiffs R.C. 2743.48 claim for wrongful imprisonment. Because the Court of Claims erred in finding it lacked jurisdiction over plaintiffs case, we reverse.

I. Procedural History

{¶ 2} On September 5, 2008, plaintiff filed a claim for wrongful imprisonment with the Court of Claims pursuant to R.C. 2743.48. According to the allegations in his complaint, plaintiffs imprisonment arose out of a racially charged incident on November 25, 1994. Plaintiff was one of three…