Embassy Healthcare v. Bell

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 1499
• 89 N.E.3d 40

Syllabus

Nursing home sued widow of deceased former nursing home resident for unpaid nursing services. Court granted widow's summary judgment motion finding that nursing home's failure to pursue a timely claim against resident's estate under R.C. 2117.06 precluded it from suing the widow under Ohio's necessaries statute, R.C. 3103.03. Court's decision reversed where it was found that necessaries statute set forth an independent cause of action that was not within the purview of the estate claim presentation statute and the widow failed to support her summary judgment motion with evidence clearly showing the absence of a genuine issue of fact.