Fisher v. Smith & Lehrer Co., L.P.A.

Citations

• 239 N.E.3d 1077
• 2024 Ohio 1177

Syllabus

Complaint for negligence filed by administrator of decedent's estate, against attorney who served as guardian of decedent's estate, was subject to four-year statute of limitations for fiduciaries under R.C. 2305.09(D). Administrator took immediate title to guardianship assets upon ward's death, therefore, claim accrued, at the latest, when administrator was appointed. Complaint filed against guardian more than four years after administrator's appointment was untimely.