Estates of Morgan v. Fairfield Family Counseling Ctr.

Citations

• 1997 Ohio 194
• 77 Ohio St. 3d 284

Syllabus

Psychotherapists—Malpractice—Negligence—Outpatient kills his parents—Relationship between psychotherapist and patient in an outpatient setting constitutes a special relation justifying the imposition of a duty upon the psychotherapist to protect against and/or control the patient's violent propensities.