Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.19 (2026)

Saving in case of reversal

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(A) In any action that is commenced or attempted to be commenced, if in due time a judgment for the plaintiff is reversed or if the plaintiff fails otherwise than upon the merits, the plaintiff or, if the plaintiff dies and the cause of action survives, the plaintiff's representative may commence a new action within one year after the date of the reversal of the judgment or the plaintiff's failure otherwise than upon the merits or within the period of the original applicable statute of limitations, whichever occurs later. This division applies to any claim asserted in any pleading by a defendant.

(B) If the defendant in an action described in division (A) of this section is a foreign or domestic corporation, and whether its charter prescribes the manner or place of service of process on the defendant, and if it passes into the hands of a receiver before the expiration of the one year period or the period of the original applicable statute of limitations, whichever is applicable, as described in that division, then service to be made within one year following the original service or attempt to begin the action may be made upon that receiver or the receiver's cashier, treasurer, secretary, clerk, or managing agent, or if none of these officers can be found, by a copy left at the office or the usual place of business of any of those agents or officers of the receiver with the person having charge of the office or place of business. If that corporation is a railroad company, summons may be served on any regular ticket or freight agent of the receiver, and if there is no regular ticket or freight agent of the receiver, then upon any conductor of the receiver, in any county in the state in which the railroad is located. The summons shall be returned as if served on that defendant corporation.

(C) This section does not apply to an action or proceeding arising under section 2106.22, 2107.76, 2109.35, 2115.16, 5806.04, or 5810.05 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 524 cases (151 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Wilson v. Durrani (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6827 (Ohio 2020).
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Wilson v. Durrani (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6827 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 58× “Unless R.C. 2305.19 operates as an exception to the statute of repose, appellees’ refiled claims, like the claims in Antoon, are time- barred.”
Portee v. Cleveland Clinic Found. (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 3263 (Ohio 2018). · cites it 62× “] Statutes of limitations—R.C. 2305.19 (saving statute)—If an action is commenced in another state in either a state or federal court and fails otherwise than upon the merits and the statute of limitations for commencement of the action has expired, R.”
Allen v. McBride, 2004 Ohio 7112 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 62× “76 — Saving statute — R.C. 2305.19, the saving statute, applies to will-contest actions.”
Eppley v. Tri-Valley Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2009 Ohio 1970 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 20× “{¶ 4} Eppley responded that the general saving statute, R.C. 2305.19, rather than the wrongful death saving statute, R.”
Antoon v. Cleveland Clinic Found. (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 7432 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 10× “The complaint was not protected by R.C. 2305.19, Ohio’s saving statute, or 28 U.”
Moore v. Mount Carmel Health Sys., 2018 Ohio 2831 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 44× “Humphreys until March 2017, and that the savings statute in R.C. 2305.19 did not apply. {¶ 17} Additionally, the court held that Mount Carmel could not be held liable because Dr.”
McCullough v. Bennett, 2024 Ohio 2783 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 28× “Former R.C. 2305.19, 1953 Am.H.B. No. 1, 125 Ohio Laws 7.”
Moore v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys. (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4113 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 13× “{¶ 43} R.C. 2305.19, the savings statute, insulates a plaintiff’s claim from a statute-of-limitations defense when a complaint is filed, dismissed, and then refiled after the statute-of-limitations period has run.”
Underwood v. Mercy Health Partners N., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 4313 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 35× “She claimed that “[i]n accordance with R.C. 2305.19,” her state claims were not expired and were “valid and effective at the moment they were refiled with the federal court on August 8, 2018.”
LaBarbera v. Batsch, 227 N.E.2d 55 (Ohio 1967). · cites it 28× “Broadly stated, the issue in this case concerns the relationship between the saving statute, Section 2305.19, Revised Code, and the principle of res judicata.”
Elliot v. Durrani, 2021 Ohio 3055 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 13× “Therein, the court held that the saving statute, R.C. 2305.19, does not permit the refiling of actions beyond expiration of the medical statute of repose, R.”
Fowee v. Wesley Hall, Inc., 108 Ohio St. 3d 533 (Ohio 2006). · cites it 15× “{¶ 1} We are asked to consider whether the saving statute, R.C. 2305.19, which permits refiling within one year after dismissal of a case that failed otherwise than on the merits, applies to employee-claimant dismissals of employer-initiated appeals from orders of the Industrial…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.19(A) — 226 cases
Wilson v. Durrani (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6827 (Ohio 2020). “Unless R.C. 2305.19 operates as an exception to the statute of repose, appellees’ refiled claims, like the claims in Antoon, are time- barred.”
Antoon v. Cleveland Clinic Found. (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 7432 (Ohio 2016). “The complaint was not protected by R.C. 2305.19, Ohio’s saving statute, or 28 U.”
Eppley v. Tri-Valley Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2009 Ohio 1970 (Ohio 2009). “{¶ 4} Eppley responded that the general saving statute, R.C. 2305.19, rather than the wrongful death saving statute, R.”
Underwood v. Mercy Health Partners N., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 4313 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “She claimed that “[i]n accordance with R.C. 2305.19,” her state claims were not expired and were “valid and effective at the moment they were refiled with the federal court on August 8, 2018.”
McCullough v. Bennett, 2024 Ohio 2783 (Ohio 2024). “Former R.C. 2305.19, 1953 Am.H.B. No. 1, 125 Ohio Laws 7.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.19(A)(1) — 1 case
Coburn v. Thrush, Unpublished Decision (10-10-2006), 2006 Ohio 5354 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.19(C) — 3 cases
Wilson v. Durrani, 2019 Ohio 3880 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
Khatri v. Ohio State Univ., 2024 Ohio 4700 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
In re Furrey v. Furrey, 2025 Ohio 4683 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.19(a) — 4 cases
Oko v. City of Cleveland (N.D. Ohio 2023).
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. v. Clinton Aluminum U.S., Inc. (N.D. Ohio 2020).
Schneider v. Credit Human Fed. Credit Union (N.D. Ohio 2021).
Vokurka v. Schweitzer (S.D. Ohio 2022).
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