State ex rel. Yost v. Burns

Citations

• 168 Ohio St. 3d 507
• 200 N.E.3d 183
• 2022 Ohio 1326

Syllabus

R.C. 9.39—Strict liability of public officials for the misappropriation of public money—A public official cannot be held strictly liable for the misappropriation of public money when neither the official nor any of the official's subordinates collects or receives, and therefore does not control, the funds—Judgment affirmed.