The Eleventh District reversed a finding of concealment of estate assets under R.C. 2109.50, holding that the statute applies only to property the decedent owned at the time of death, not to assets transferred during the decedent’s lifetime under a power of attorney.
The Eleventh District dismissed a mandamus petition challenging a city’s billboard moratorium, holding that the relator failed to name the building administrator (the individual with the duty to act) and that the city building department, as a non-sui juris entity, could not be a mandamus respondent.
The Eleventh District affirmed summary judgment for PetSmart after a cat died during a routine nail trimming, holding that the owners failed to present evidence of a wrongful act or negligence that caused the death and that emotional distress claims are barred for loss of personal property under Ohio law.