Joseph v. CSX Transp. Co.

2000 Ohio 439, 89 Ohio St. 3d 111

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: June 7, 2000
• Docket: 1999-0826
• Status: Published

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 89 Ohio St.3d 111.]

JOSEPH, APPELLANT, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ET AL.; GERMAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as Joseph v. CSX Transp. Co., 2000-Ohio-439.] Civil procedure—Party challenging constitutionality of statute must assert claim in complaint (or other initial pleading) or an amendment thereto, and must serve Attorney General pursuant to Civ.R. 4.1 in order to vest jurisdiction under R.C. 2721.12—Judgment of court of appeals vacated and judgment of trial court reinstated to the extent that it decided issues other than constitutional questions–Cicco v. Stockmaster. (No. 99-826—January 26, 2000—Decided June 7, 2000.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Seneca County, No. 13-98-68. __________________ Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Michael T. Murray and Steven C. Bechtel, for appellant. Manahan, Pietrykowski, Bamman & DeLaney and William F. Pietrykowski, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is vacated for lack of jurisdiction, Cicco v. Stockmaster (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 95, 728 N.E.2d 1066, and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated to the extent that it decided issues other than constitutional questions. MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS, J., concurs in judgment only. PFEIFER, J., dissents. __________________ SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

DOUGLAS, J., concurring in judgment only. {¶ 2} While I agree with the ultimate resolution, I do not subscribe to the majority’s reliance on Cicco v. Stockmaster (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 95, 728 N.E.2d 1066, in disposing of this matter. I believe that Cicco was not properly decided and, accordingly, I continue to adhere to my dissent therein. __________________