Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07

Contract not in writing; statutory liability; consumer transactions

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(A) Except as provided in sections 126.301 and 1302.98 of the Revised Code, an action upon a contract not in writing, express or implied, shall be brought within four years after the cause of action accrued.

(B) An action upon a liability created by statute other than a forfeiture or penalty shall be brought within six years after the cause of action accrued.

(C) Except as provided in sections 1303.16, 1345.10, and 2305.04 of the Revised Code, and notwithstanding divisions (A) and (B) of this section, section 1302.98, and division (B) of section 2305.03 of the Revised Code, an action arising out of a consumer transaction incurred primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, based upon any contract, agreement, obligation, liability, or promise, express or implied, including an account stated, whether or not reduced to writing or signed by the party to be charged by that transaction, shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrued. For purposes of this division, a cause of action accrues thirty calendar days after the date of the last charge or payment by, or on behalf of, the consumer, whichever is later.

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Cited in 301 cases (49 in the last 5 years), 1953–2026 · leading case: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation v. McKinley
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Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation v. McKinley (2011) ohio · cites it 18× “931(G) to recover its subrogation interest is a claim “upon a liability created by statute” and is therefore subject to the six-year statute of limitations of R.C. 2305.07. (No. 2010-0720—Submitted March 2, 2011—Decided September 7, 2011.”
Cosgrove v. Williamsburg of Cincinnati Management Co. (1994) ohio · cites it 14× “99 is a remedial statute, and is thus subject to R.C. 2305.07’s six-year statute of limitations.”
McAuliffe v. Western States Import Co. (1995) ohio · cites it 15× “73 is “an action * * * upon a liability created by statute” and therefore governed by the six-year limitations period provided in former R.C. 2305.07, 2 which stated: “Except as provided in section 1302.”
Harris v. Cunix (2022) ohioctapp · cites it 10× “On September 18, 2020, appellant filed a response, arguing that the six-year statute of limitations in R.C. 2305.07 governed her claim. On September 25, 2020, appellee filed a reply reiterating his claim that the one-year statute of limitations in R.”
Cosgrove v. Williamsburg of Cincinnati Mgt. Co., Inc. (1994) ohio · cites it 17× “99 is a remedial statute and is subject to R.C. 2305.07's six-year limitations period.”
Desai v. Franklin (2008) ohioctapp · cites it 8× “{¶ 11} In his first assignment of error, Franklin argues that the trial court erred in denying his JNOV on Desai’s unjust-enrichment claim.”
Taylor v. First Resolution Invest. Corp. (Slip Opinion) (2016) ohio · cites it 4× “07, which limits the viability of any action to six years after the cause of action accrued.”
Meyer v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2009) ohio · cites it 6× “99 states no limitations period, he should be subject to the six-year statute of limitations of R.C. 2305.07. This court rejected that argument, holding at the syllabus that “[a]ny age discrimination claim, premised on a violation described in R.”
Steven Operating, Inc. v. Home State Savings (1984) ohsd · cites it 17× “The Horowitz Defendants, in support of their Motion to Amend the Cross-Claim, argue for the applicability of the six year statute of limitations for “a liability founded upon statute” set forth in Revised Code § 2305.07. This Court finds the counter argument of Home to be…”
Hambleton v. R.G. Barry Corp. (1984) ohio · cites it 3× “II The second issue presented is whether appellants pleaded in count two of their complaint an action in contract or quasi-contract so as to invoke the six-year statute of limitations of R.C. 2305.07. 2 For the reasons that follow, this court holds that appellants’ complaint…”
Sanchez v. Overmyer (1993) ohnd · cites it 14× “Ohio Rev.Code § 2305.07 provides that: “an action upon a contract not in writing, express or implied, or upon a liability created by statute other than a forfeiture or penalty, shall be brought within six years after the cause thereof accrued.”
Cleveland Mobile Radio Sales, Inc. v. Verizon Wireless (2007) ohio · cites it 5× “11 or the six-year statute of limitations found in R.C. 2305.07. We conclude that R.C. 4905.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07(A) — 6 cases
Tabbaa v. Nouraldin (2022) ohioctapp
Danziger & De Llano, L.L.P. v. Morgan Verkamp, L.L.C. (2023) ohioctapp
Crossroads Group, LLC v. Cleveland Heights, Ohio (2024) ohnd
White v. Allstate Insurance Co. (2025) ohnd
Shehee v. Kings Furniture (2024) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07(B) — 11 cases
Harris v. Cunix (2022) ohioctapp “On September 18, 2020, appellant filed a response, arguing that the six-year statute of limitations in R.C. 2305.07 governed her claim. On September 25, 2020, appellee filed a reply reiterating his claim that the one-year statute of limitations in R.”
Hinton v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs. (2022) ohioctapp
Burch v. Ohio Farmers Ins. Co. (2023) ohioctapp
Am. Wholesale Outlet, L.L.C. v. Eckert (2024) ohioctapp
State ex rel. Attorney General v. Hamm (2026) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07(C) — 3 cases
Weidman v. Hildebrandt (2024) ohio
Weidman v. Hildebrandt (2024) ohio
White v. Allstate Insurance Co. (2025) ohnd
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