Ohio Supreme Court· 5/6/1992

Patterson v. V & M Auto Body

Citations

63 Ohio St. 3d 573
589 N.E.2d 1306
1992 Ohio LEXIS 837

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that a sole proprietorship was not a separate legal entity capable of being sued under Ohio law
holding that a sole proprietorship was not a separate legal entity capable of being sued under Ohio law
explaining that judgment rendered against a defendant not a legal entity is void but an action is commenced if service is obtained within one year upon an incorrectly named defendant whose name is later corrected under Ohio Civ. R. 3(A)
“Doing business under another name does not create an entity distinct from the person operating the business.”
finding a municipality’s fire department was not a separate entity, and the real party in interest is the municipality itself
it is within the trial court’s discretion to grant a motion to amend a complaint

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Judges: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

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