Hawkes Hospital v. Colley

The basic issue presented is whether the letter dated June 11, 1979, sent by appellee’s attorney to appellant, constituted a rejection of appellant’s claim against the estate of appellee’s decedent within the ambit of R.C. 2117.11 and applicable case law. This court, after a careful review of the record, finds that this correspondence failed to meet the standards necessary to constitute an effective rejection, and as such, it did not commence the running of the two-month statute of limitations set forth in R.C. 2117.12.

R.C. 2117.11 governs the rejection of claims against an estate and…