Feathers v. Ohio Dept. Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8179

Syllabus

Court of Claims decision denying appellant's negligence claim was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. There was some evidence supporting magistrate's conclusion that appellant was not returning from recreation when he fell and, therefore, a regulation requiring inmates to be escorted when returning from recreation did not apply. Additionally, there was some evidence supporting the magistrate's conclusion that appellee did not breach its duty of care to appellant. There was no defect on the stairs where appellant fell and appellant admitted that he was able to hold the handrail while ascending the stairs and did not ask for assistance