Coleman v. Warren

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 1020

Syllabus

SUMMARY JUDGMENT — COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL —PRIVITY: Where plaintiff filed a negligence action against defendant based on an automobile accident, the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant based on collateral estoppel where no privity existed between plaintiff and the state of Ohio in the prior traffic court case in which defendant was acquitted of a red-light violation.