Ohio Supreme Court June 21, 1978, No. 77-378 (Boulger v. Evans)

Cole, J.

Certain preliminary issues are raised by the judgment of the Court of Appeals. That court determined that the trial court was in error in overruling the pretrial motion made by Carol Roll to require that the state of Ohio be joined as a party to the proceeding.

Under the statute of descent and distribution (R. C. 2105.