McCord v. Ohio Division of Parks & Recreation

Prior to the enactment of the Court of Claims Act, R. C. Chapter 2743, the state enjoyed immunity from tort liability. The state has provided statutory means of adjudicating certain claims against it under R. C. 2743.02(A), which reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

“The state hereby waives its immunity from liability *74and consents to be sued, and have its liability determined, in the court of claims created in this chapter in accordance with the same rules of law applicable to suits between private parties, subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter.”

One such rule of law “applicable…