Jones v. Mohler

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 2683

Syllabus

Trial court properly granted the motion to dismiss filed by a common pleas court judge and the common pleas court itself. Plaintiff made no allegation that the judge had acted outside his official capacity, and he was immune from civil liability for actions taken in that capacity a court is not an entity that can be sued. Trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of attorney who had served as opposing counsel in some of plaintiff's litigation, as he had owed no duty to plaintiff during his representation of her opponents. Judgment affirmed.