Smathers v. Glass

Citation: 172 Ohio St. 3d 84,222 N.E.3d 554,2022 Ohio 4595

Court: Ohio Supreme Court · Filed: 2022-12-22 · Docket: 2020-1062

Published

Impact Score: 0/100 — Low impact: This case is narrowly focused with minimal precedential value.

Case Overview

Smathers v. Glass is a court opinion from the Ohio Supreme Court, filed on 2022-12-22 (Docket No. 2020-1062).

Precedential Status: Published. This opinion may be cited as authority in future cases.

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Court Syllabus

Torts—Summary judgment—When resolving a case on summary judgment, the trial court does not weigh the evidence in the case—When reviewing a grant of summary judgment, a court of appeals does not defer to the trial court's determinations but reviews the evidence de novo—R.C. Chapter 2744—When determining government employees' liability under R.C. 2744.03 on a motion for summary judgment, a court determines not whether the employees acted in a reckless or wanton manner but whether reasonable minds could find that they acted in such a manner when the facts presented are viewed in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party.

Case Details

Case Name	Smathers v. Glass
Citation	172 Ohio St. 3d 84,222 N.E.3d 554,2022 Ohio 4595
Court	Ohio Supreme Court
Date Filed	2022-12-22
Docket Number	2020-1062
Precedential Status	Published
Impact Score	0 / 100
Jurisdiction	oh

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