Vickers v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 3125

Syllabus

Negligence- Other inmates attacked plaintiff's decedent, an inmate in defendant's custody, with baseball bats resulting in his death. On summary judgment, the court found the discretionary immunity doctrine, under which defendant is generally immune from tort liability for policy and procedure decisions, applied to defendant's adoption of policies and procedures relative to the security and management of inmate recreation. The attacking inmates and decedent were properly classified at the same security level and defendant's employees acted in accordance with institutional policies and procedures. Defendant could not be liable for negligent hiring, training or supervision because its employees did not act tortuously. The court granted judgment to defendant.