Author: Colin P. Pool* It is often said that Abraham Lincoln, “faced with some thorny issue that could be settled by a twist of language,” would ask his questioner how many legs a dog would have if you called its tail a leg. “Five,” the questioner responds. “No,” Lincoln answers. “Calling a dog’s tail a... Continue Reading →
The Curious Case of Douglas Prade: How an Appellate Court Reversed a Finding of “Actual Innocence”
Author: Cameron Downer, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law On the morning of November 26, 1997, Dr. Margo Prade was brutally murdered in the parking lot of her medical office. At some point during the murder, the assailant bit Margo through her blouse and lab coat. Her husband, Akron Police Captain Douglas Prade, was indicted for... Continue Reading →
Ducking Duties: Pseudonymous Plaintiffs and the Supreme Court of Ohio
Author: Ryan Shiverdecker, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review On March 19, 2013, in Doe v. Bruner, an Ohio appeals court denied the plaintiff, an alleged victim of sexual assault and molestation, his request to proceed anonymously.[i] After initially accepting the plaintiff’s appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed the case as being improvidently... Continue Reading →
No More Horsing Around with the Ohio Revised Code
Author: Chris Tieke, Contributing Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review The Ohio Supreme Court sets a common approach to interpreting statutorily created torts and immunities: Smith v. Landfair, Horvath v. Ish, and Houdek v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, N.A., Inc. Today, state legislatures play an increasingly important role in creating and implementing statutes that define, and sometimes... Continue Reading →