Case Name: Hyde, appellant v. City of Lakewood, appellee; Holt, appellee v. City of Cincinnati, appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1965-05-19
Citations: 31 Ohio L.R. 58
Docket Number: 38459
Parties: Hyde, appellant v. City of Lakewood, appellee. Holt, appellee v. City of Cincinnati, appellant.
Judges: Taft, C. J., O’Neill and Brown, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Reporter; a weekly journal published in the interest of the legal profession in the state of Ohio
Volume: 31
Pages: 58–58

Head Matter:
Announced Wednesday, May 19.
38459.
Hyde, appellant v. City of Lakewood, appellee. Holt, appellee v. City of Cincinnati, appellant.

Opinion:
Zimmerman, Judge.
1. Unless there is a statute removing immunity, a governmental unit or agency may escape liability for the commission of a tort upon a showing that a governmental function was being performed at the time the tort occurred.
2. Whether the performance of various activities by a municipality is governmental or proprietary frequently depends on the peculiar facts of the particular case. In one instance a municipally owned hospital may be found to be carrying on a governmental function in the manner of its operation, whereas in another instance a finding may be made that a municipally owned hospital is being operated in a proprietary capacity.
Judgments affirmed.
Taft, C. J., O'Neill and Brown, JJ., concur.
Matthias, Herbert and Schneider, JJ., concur in case No. 38955 but dissent in case No. 38459.