Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Hardy v. VerMeulen

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 1987No. 86-1448Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partWright, J.

Today, a majority of this court attributes a meaning to Section 16, Article I of the Ohio Constitution not heretofore recognized in the one hundred thirty-six year history of the provision.9 This result is most certainly not supported by the language of the provision itself. Since today’s holding effectively rewrites a provision of the Ohio Constitution, I am compelled to dissent.

R.C. 2305.11 provides, in pertinent part:.“(A) An action for * * * malpractice, including an action for malpractice against a physician, podiatrist, [or a] hospital * * *, shall be brought within one year after the…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Rosenberg v. Town of North BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972

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