Gibbs v. Burley

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 38

Syllabus

The trial court abused its discretion in issuing default judgment against a party as to whom the complaint stated no claim on which relief could be granted. Claims for negligent hiring and respondeat superior do not run against an individual who is not the alleged wrongdoer's employer, and the complaint failed to make factual allegations that support a recklessness theory on which to proceed against a father for the alleged actions of his adult son.