Fondessy v. Simon

Ohio Supreme Court
Fondessy v. Simon, 137 Ohio St. 3d 1409 (Ohio 2013)
998 N.E.2d 509
Connor, Donnell, Pfeifer

Fondessy v. Simon

Opinion of the Court

Ottawa App. No. OT-11-041, 2013-Ohio-3465. On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists. The parties are to brief the issue stated at page 4 of the court of appeals’ entry filed September 20, 2013:

“Whether R.C. 2903.211(A)(1) requires a victim to actually experience mental distress or only believe that the stalker will cause the victim physical harm or mental distress, for a court to issue a civil stalking protection order.”
O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer and O’Donnell, JJ., dissent.

The conflict case is Caban v. Ransome, 7th Dist. Mahoning No. 08 MA 36, 2009-Ohio-1034.

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