Pace v. Ohio Department of Transportation
Court of Claims of Ohio
594 N.E.2d 187 (1991)
Relevant factsFree
Pace (plaintiff), a diabetic, suffered a finger injury when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an ODOT (defendant) snowplow; the finger became infected and was ultimately amputated. ODOT conceded its negligence caused the crash but argued it was not the proximate cause of the amputation, blaming Pace's own diabetic condition and alleged self-neglect for the severity of the outcome.
IssueFree
Whether, under the eggshell-skull rule, a negligent actor is relieved of liability for a plaintiff's harm simply because the plaintiff was abnormally susceptible to that harm.