Legal Opinion
Ritz v. Brown
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 1989No. 12-86-10PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Shaw, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Common Pleas Court of Putnam County dismissing a wrongful death complaint.
The plaintiff-appellant is Delores Ritz, the mother and legal guardian of the decedent, Connie Lee Wright. The decedent suffered from Down’s Syndrome and other medical problems and was forty years old at the time of her death. As a result of her condition, the decedent had been a resident in various institutions operated by the defendants-appellees.
The suit is based on the alleged negligent and intentional misconduct of the defendants-appellees while the…
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