Ohio Supreme Court, 1965

Lyons v. Lyons

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided June 16, 1965 · Brown, Herbert, Matthias, Neill, Schneider, Taft, Zimmerman

31 Ohio Law Rep. 92

Opinion of the Court

O’Neill, Judge.

A spouse may not maintain an action against the other spouse for personal injuries resulting from the negligence of the other spouse where the married parties are Jiving together as husband and wife at the time of alleged injury. (Signs v. Signs, 156 OhioSt. 566, 46 O.O. 471, and Damm v. Elyria Lodge, 158 OhioSt. 107, 48 O.O. 54, distinguished.)

Judgment reversed.

Taft, C. J., Zimmerman, Matthias, Herbert, Schneider and Brown, JJ., concur.

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