Jackson v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4776

Syllabus

The department would not be liable as an employer for negligence by its independent contractor or inmate workers in these circumstances. So appellant's \res ipsa loquitur\ theory that the accident would not have happened but for someone's negligence does not establish that the department is liable. And appellant failed to show that the department was on notice of an unreasonable risk in the conveyance of ductwork against which it had a duty to protect him. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in adopting the magistrate's decision recommending judgment for the department. Judgment affirmed.