Legal Opinion
Brodie v. Summit County Children Services Board
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1990No. 88-2087PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
Defendants-appellants, CSB, David Miller, Sally Murphy, and John or Jane Doe, assert five propositions of law which present three issues. The first is whether CSB and its employees are immune from suit under the doctrines of absolute immunity or good faith qualified immunity. The second is whether CSB and its agents may rely on the public duty doctrine as a defense to plaintiff’s claims that the agency failed to protect Tara Cook. The third issue is whether R.C. 2151.421(G) confers statutory immunity upon CSB and its officers.
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Absolute Immunity
Defendants-appellants urge us to adopt the…
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