Haery v. Spaeth

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5801

Syllabus

Appellant appeals decision granting motion to dismiss. Appellant sued clerk of courts for negligence and specific performance after clerk issued restitution checks to appellant and later stopped payment. The court found that the clerk was immune from suit based on common law sovereign immunity. Clerk was immune from suit under R.C. Chapter 2744, political subdivision immunity. Clerk's actions were quasi-judicial in nature and qualified as a governmental function.