Stewart v. Solutions Community Counseling & Recovery Centers, Inc.

The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the court of appeals affirming the denial by the court of common pleas of Appellants' motion to dismiss concluding that immunity from liability afforded to mental-health providers under Ohio Rev. Code 2305.51 did not apply in this case, holding that the trial court's order denying Appellants' motion to dismiss was not a final, appealable order, and therefore, the court of appeals lacked jurisdiction to issue its judgment.

In overruling Appellants' motion to dismiss the trial court concluded that immunity from liability afforded to mental-health providers under section 2305.51 did not apply in this case. The court of appeals affirmed, rejecting Appellants' argument that the trial court erred in holding that Appellants were not entitled to statutory immunity under section 2305.51. The Supreme Court vacated the court of appeals' judgment, holding that the appellate court lacked jurisdiction where the trial court's entry denying Appellants' motion to dismiss was not a final, appealable order.