Pendergraft v. Watts

2011 Ohio 4035

Opinion

PENDERGRAFT v. WATTS, APPELLEE; CUYAHOGA SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, APPELLANT.

[Cite as Pendergraft v. Watts, 129 Ohio St.3d 340, 2011-Ohio-4035.]

Judgment of the court of appeals reversed, and cause remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with Pula v. Pula-Branch.

(No. 2010-1340 — Submitted August 8, 2011 — Decided August 16, 2011.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 93808, 2010-Ohio-3196.

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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Pula v. Pula-Branch, 129 Ohio St.3d 196, 2011-Ohio-2896, 951 N.E.2d 72, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with this court’s opinion in Pula v. Pula-Branch.

O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.

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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kestra Smith and Joseph Young, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant, Cuyahoga Support Enforcement Agency.

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