White v. Family Dollar Store, Inc.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 329

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting the motion to dismiss of the alleged chief executive officer (CEO) of a store chain due to appellant's failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against the CEO. However, the trial court erred in granting the store's motion to dismiss appellant pled sufficient factual allegations to withstand a motion to dismiss on her defamation claim against the store under the doctrine of respondeat superior. Judgment affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.