Ohio Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Ohio or Court of Appeals of Ohio where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Boewe v. Ford Motor Co. - 11/25/1992
HARPER, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Ruth H. Boewe ("the employee"), filed a notice of appeal pursuant to R.C. 4123.519 in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, appealing the disallowance of additional workers'...
Stutz v. LaForest - 11/24/1992
HADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a March 2, 1992 judgment entry granting a directed verdict at the conclusion of appellant's presentation in a personal injury jury trial growing out of a June 20, 1989 automobile...
State v. Carpenter - 11/23/1992
JONES, Presiding Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Joseph K. Carpenter, Jr., appeals his conviction in Clermont County Municipal Court for failure to yield in violation of R.C. 4511.44. The trial judge fined appellant $25.
The...
Dillow v. Mallard Coach Co. - 11/20/1992
GREY, Judge.
This is an appeal from an entry of the Lawrence County Common Pleas Court granting summary judgment to Edna Dillow, Executor of the Estate of Fred W. Dillow, on the "Lemon Law" claim against Mallard Coach Company;...
Anderson v. St. Francis-St. George Hosp. - 11/18/1992
SHANNON, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Keith Anderson, Esq., the administrator of the estate of Edward H. Winter, takes this appeal from the summary judgment entered against him in the Hamilton County Court of Common...
Bowman v. Holcomb - 11/16/1992
JONES, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Lisa and Michael Bowman ("the Bowmans"), appeal a declaratory judgment issued by the Butler County Court of Common Pleas on April 23, 1992 in favor of intervenor-appellee,...
Harris v. Southwest Gen. Hosp. - 11/16/1992
KRUPANSKY, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a post-judgment order of the trial court which granted defendant Southwest General Hospital's request for sanctions filed pursuant to Civ.R. 11, 36(A) and 37(C). The trial court imposed...
Dawson v. Wooten - 11/9/1992
MILLIGAN, Judge.
Appellant Bruce Dawson appeals the judgment of the Licking County Common Pleas Court, awarding appellees Everett E. and Myong O. Wooten, Jr., damages of $50,044 (jury trial), and attorney fees of $11,686.19....
State v. Hutchins - 11/5/1992
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
Defendant-appellant Gregory Hutchins appeals his conviction for aggravated murder with a gun specification in violation of R.C. 2903.01. Appellant was sentenced to a term of incarceration of twenty years to...
Harris v. Southwest General Hospital - 11/5/1992
Plaintiff appeals from a post-judgment order of the trial court which granted defendant Southwest General Hospital's request for sanctions filed pursuant to Civil Rules 11, 36(A) and 37(C). The trial court imposed sanctions on...
Reed v. Weber - 11/4/1992
DOAN, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Dona Reed, executor of the estate of Raymond Reed, has taken the instant appeal from the entry of summary judgment for defendant-appellee James Weber on her complaint seeking damages...
Clark v. Shaffold - 8/20/1992
Plaintiff-appellant Terence Clark appeals from an order of the trial court granting the motion of defendants-appellees Leon Shaffold and Roselle Banks to dismiss plaintiff's personal injury action as barred by the two year statute of...
Faber v. Metalweld - 8/13/1992
PATTON, Judge.
This is an appeal from the entry of summary judgment entered by the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant-appellee Metalweld, Inc. ("Metalweld") on a wrongful death complaint filed by Sandra...
Corwin v. St. Anthony Med. Ctr. - 8/4/1992
BOWMAN, Judge.
On October 1, 1988, appellant, Robert L. Corwin, went to the office of appellee, William R. Blesch, M.D., complaining of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, along with pain in the stomach. Blesch examined Corwin,...
Lambert v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - 3/26/1992
PETER B. ABELE, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Jackson County Commons Pleas Court granting a motion for a directed verdict in favor of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, defendant below and appellee...
Ressallat v. Burglar & Fire Alarms - 3/26/1992
EVANS, Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Medhi M. and Judith Ressallat, and a cross-appeal by defendant Burglar & Fire Alarms, Inc. ("BFA" or "appellee"), from judgments rendered by the Crawford County Court of...
Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh - 3/23/1992
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. ("National"), appeals from the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which granted an action in declaratory judgment in...
Bentley v. Stewart - 3/23/1992
GWIN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Charles ("Chuck") Bentley, father and next friend of Christopher Bentley, a minor ("appellant"), appeals from the judgment entered in the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas directing a verdict...
Tober v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - 3/19/1992
JUDGMENT REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Paul E. Tober and his wife Jeanette K. Tober, appeal from the judgment of the common pleas court which rendered summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Kaiser...
Padilla v. YMCA of Sandusky Cty. - 3/13/1992
Per Curiam.
This case is an appeal from a judgment of the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas. On February 21, 1991, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, the Sandusky County Park District, on the...
Rotsinger v. State Farm Ins. Co. - 3/13/1992
Per Curiam.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas. On February 12, 1991, the trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of appellee, State Farm Insurance Company ("State Farm"), finding...
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh - 3/12/1992
JUDGMENT: Reversed.
I.
Appellant, National Union Fire Insurance Company (National) appeals from the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which granted an action in declaratory judgment in favor of...
Francis v. Cleveland - 3/9/1992
JOHN F. CORRIGAN, Judge.
Plaintiffs Althea Francis and her minor daughter Charlethea appeal from the order of the trial court which awarded summary judgment to defendants city of Cleveland, Cleveland Police Chief Howard Rudolf,...
Proctor v. Southwest Gen. Hosp. - 3/9/1992
JOHN V. CORRIGAN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Linda Proctor, appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Southwest General Hospital ("Southwest"), stemming from a malpractice claim. Proctor raises the following...
Redfield v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center - 3/5/1992
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
The consolidated appeals sub judice arise from two related actions with lengthy procedural histories. These cases have twice been dismissed by the Eighth District Court of Appeals for failure to grant this...
Wiggins v. Hampton - 2/28/1992
Per Curiam.
This case is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas involving an action for declaratory judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, AutoOwners Mutual...
Burrows v. Fastener Engineers - 2/28/1992
BROGAN, Judge.
The appellant, Patrick Burrows, appeals from the judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County granting summary judgment in favor of the appellee, Fastener Engineers, Inc.
This products liability...
Lee v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas - 12/30/1991
JOHN F. CORRIGAN, Judge.
Appellant Martha C. Lee appeals from the order of the trial court dismissing her complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. ...
Smith v. West Side Community House - 12/26/1991
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
The appeal sub judice arises from a personal injury/wrongful death and related tort action filed on April 11, 1989 by appellants Wanda Smith, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate...
Kathy Kosmos - 12/26/1991
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
Kathy Kosmos appeals from the trial court's judgment which directed verdicts for appellees Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Parma Community General Hospital. Appellant also appeals the jury...
Shoemaker v. Crawford - 12/24/1991
MCCORMAC, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Diane M. Zitter, M.D., appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas entered on the jury's verdict for appellee, Maggie F. Shoemaker, both individually and as...
Adkins v. Republic-Franklin Ins. Co. - 12/24/1991
MCCORMAC, Judge.
Bernice Adkins, plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a declaratory judgment rendered by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant-appellee, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company. Following an...
Turner v. Children's Hosp. - 12/19/1991
PETREE, Judge.
This is an appeal from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which granted summary judgment to defendants in this medical malpractice action. Plaintiffs present the following assignment of error:
"The...
Lee v. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas - 12/19/1991
Appellant Martha C. Lee appeals from the order of the trial court dismissing her complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I.
Appellant commenced...
Skaroupa v. Stam-Win Inc. - 12/19/1991
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
Plaintiffs-appellants Dorothea and David Skaroupka filed this personal injury and related tort action against defendants- appellees Stam-Win, Incorporated ("Stam-Win") and Leaseway Transportation,...
Hodge v. Middletown Hosp. Assn. - 12/18/1991
HERBERT R. BROWN, J.
Appellant presents three propositions of law for the court's consideration. The first contention is that former R.C. 2315.19 did nosabrogate the doctrine of joint and several liability. The second...
Worley v. Ohio Mut. Ins. Assn./United Ohio Ins. Co. - 12/16/1991
BROGAN, Judge.
This appeal concerns the issue of whether an insurance company in providing underinsurance motorist coverage may validly limit the time for bringing an action by its insured on such contract to a period of one...
Fields v. Fisher Body Division - 12/12/1991
JUDGMENT: Reversed and remanded.
Lucious Fields ("the employee") injured his back in 1979 while working at the Fisher Body Division of the General Motors Corporation ("the employer"). He filed a workers' compensation claim...
Colling v. Franklin Cty. Children Serv. - 12/10/1991
PEGGY BRYANT, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Linda Colling, administrator of the estate of Mark Longstreth, deceased, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas finding that, under R.C. 2317.02, her...
Gray v. Jefferson Geriatric & Rehab. Ctr. - 12/9/1991
FORD, Presiding Judge.
This case emanates from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Jefferson Geriatric & Rehabilitation Center, and against appellant, Virginia Gray. Appellant was a resident at...
Morgan v. Fisher Foods - 12/5/1991
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Dennis Morgan, plaintiff-appellant, timely appeals the trial court's granting of summary judgment in favor of defendants- appellees, Fisher Foods, Incorporated and Riser Foods, Incorporated. Finding no genuine...
Stillwell v. Johnson - 12/4/1991
Per Curiam.
The plaintiff-appellant, C. Curtis Stillwell, appeals under Civ. R. 54(B) from the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati ("Archdiocese")...
Jackson v. Butler Cty. Bd. of Cty. Commrs. - 12/2/1991
JONES, Presiding Judge.
On October 27, 1989, plaintiff-appellant, Sherrie Jackson, administrator of the estate of Tiffany Hubbard, filed a wrongful death action in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. The following parties,...
Local 400 Health & Welfare Fund v. Dominick - 11/27/1991
This appeal raises the issue of the liability of an health care insurer to pay benefits on a claim when the beneficiary has previously certified her condition to be work-related.
Lucinda Dominick and her husband, John, are...
Weisberger v. Home Ins. Cos. - 11/25/1991
STILLMAN, Judge.
Appellant, Donald D. Weisberger, brought suit against Milton J. Guth, alleging that they were co-counsel in a wrongful death action in which Guth held the proceeds and paid the beneficiaries but never paid...
Torres v. General Motors Corp. - 11/21/1991
Appellant, General Motors Corporation, appeals from the decision of the trial court granting the application of appellee, Johnny Torres, for participation in the Workers' Compensation Fund. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm....
Fifer v. Buffalo Cafe - 11/15/1991
Per Curiam.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. On December 3, 1990, the trial court granted defendant's Civ. R. 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief...
Cade v. Cleveland Regional Transit Authority - 11/14/1991
Plaintiff-appellant, Willie Cade, appeals from the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which granted summary judgment on behalf of defendant-appellee, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
The...
Weisberger v. Home Insur. Co. - 10/31/1991
Appellant, Donald D. Weisberger, brought suit against Milton J. Guth, alleging that they were co-counsel in a wrongful death action in which Guth held the proceeds and paid the beneficiaries but never paid appellant. Appellee, Home...
Aaron Moskovitz - 9/26/1991
JUDGMENT: APPEALS DISMISSED.
The consolidated appeals sub judice arise from a medical malpractice action with a lengthy record. For simplicity, the Court will refer to the parties by their designation below.
The original...
Walling v. Watkins - 9/26/1991
Defendant William D. Watkins, Jr. appeals from the orders of the trial court which denied his June 21, 1988 and December 29, 1989 motions to vacate a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Dolores H. Walling, in Walling's wrongful...
Joyce-Couch v. DeSilva - 9/23/1991
KOEHLER, Judge.
On May 26, 1988, plaintiff-appellant Kathleen Joyce Couch, filed a complaint against defendants-appellees, Bernard DeSilva, M.D., Medical Practice Associates, Inc. ("MPA") and Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home...
Parks v. Chessie System Railroad - 9/19/1991
JUDGMENT: APPEAL DISMISSED.
This appeal arises out of a personal injury complaint filed on July 28, 1986, by plaintiff-appellant J.C. Parks ("appellant") against his employer defendant-appellee Baltimore and Ohio Railroad...
Steffen v. Parks - 9/19/1991
This appeal arises out of a breach of contract action filed by plaintiff-appellee Wallace Steffen ("appellee"), an attorney, against defendant-appellant J.C. Parks ("appellant"), his former client, and addresses whether the trial...
Shoup v. Holman - 9/18/1991
Per Curiam.
On August 11, 1983, the appellee, John E. Shoup, filed a personal injury action alleging assault against the appellant, Ricky Holman. The complaint was served by certified mail.
On November 7, 1983, Shoup...
Werner v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. - 9/17/1991
ROBERT J. BROWN, Judge.
Appellees, John Werner, Jr., et al., filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas requesting the court to issue declarations addressing the application of the...
West v. Howard - 9/13/1991
MELVIN L. RESNICK, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas wherein summary judgment was granted to defendants-appellees, John T. Howard and Joe Nowakowski. Plaintiffs-appellants, Cindy...
State - 9/11/1991
HERBERT R. BROWN, J.
This case presents the sole issue of whether Doughty may receive compensation under former R.C. 4123.57(C) for the amputation oshis left leg in addition to permanent total disability (PTD)...
Doe v. Univ. of Cincinnati - 9/8/1991
Per Curiam.
Defendants-appellants, University of Cincinnati, d.b.a. Paul I. Hoxworth Blood Center, et al., filed an appeal on February 2, 1990 from the order entered in this case by the Ohio Court of Claims on January 25, 1990....
Worley v. Cleveland Pub. Power - 9/3/1991
PATRICIA A. BLACKMON, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Connie Worley, appeals the trial court's decision granting the motion for summary judgment of defendant-appellee, Cleveland Public Power. For the reasons stated below, we...
Spivey v. Bender - 8/30/1991
ABOOD, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas which granted appellee's motion to disqualify appellant's counsel. Appellant sets forth one assignment of error:
"The trial court...
Fogt v. United Ohio Ins. Co. - 8/29/1991
THOMAS F. BRYANT, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant, Barbara E. Fogt, from a declaratory judgment based on the stipulations and pleadings of the parties entered on September 20, 1990 in the Court of...
David v. Cincinnati - 8/28/1991
CACIOPPO, Judge.
On December 13, 1982, Donald Davis was injured by a press brake while working at Union Metal Manufacturing Company. Donald and Brenda Davis filed a complaint against the press brake manufacturer, Cincinnati,...
Morris v. Savoy - 8/27/1991
WRIGHT, J.
This court has not considered either of the statutes challenged by petitioners in this case--a remarkable fact given the age of the statutes and the limits they place on recovery by medical malpractice...
Chupka v. Rigsby - 8/27/1991
Per Curiam.
The plaintiffs, Thomas and Melodee Chupka, individually and on behalf of their daughter, Krista Chupka, commenced this medical malpractice action in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County as a result of...
State Farm Auto. Ins. Co. v. Rose - 8/21/1991
HOLMES, J.
The sole issue before us on certification from the federal district court is whether "the language in coverage A, liability coverage, as amended in endorsement 6890AW ["endorsement"] clear and unambiguous so...
Schellhouse v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. - 8/21/1991
HERBERT R. BROWN, J.
For the reasons which follow, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand this case for a new trial. The difficulty faced by the trial court, the court of appeals, and now this court,...
Calmes v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - 8/21/1991
WRIGHT, J.
Calmes appeals to this court the reversal of the punitive damage award and the failure to award him compensatory damages frosGoodyear reflecting fault assigned to Pettibone on the basis of joint and several...
Ruffin v. Sawchyn - 8/12/1991
JAMES D. SWEENEY, Judge.
Third-party defendant-appellant Nationwide Insurance Company ("Nationwide") appeals from the declaratory judgment of the trial court which found that Nationwide had failed to defend a former...
Brown v. Allstate Ins. Co. - 8/7/1991
CACIOPPO, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Deanne Brown, appeals the decision of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas declaring that an automobile insurance policy issued by defendant-appellee, Allstate Insurance...
Shover v. Cordis Corp. - 7/31/1991
HOLMES, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether fraud may toll R.C. 2125.02(D), Ohio's statute setting forth the time within which to commence wrongful death actions. For the reasons which follow, we answer this...
Monsler v. Cincinnati Cas. Co. - 5/28/1991
MARTIN, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Cincinnati Casualty Company, timely appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Common Pleas Court entered on April 6, 1990, which: (a) overruled defendant's objections to the referee's...
Jeanne v. Hawkes Hosp. of Mt. Carmel - 5/23/1991
BOWMAN, Presiding Judge.
In early 1985, appellee, H. Chrystal, saw Dr. Gerald Drabyn, a plastic surgeon, who recommended that appellee have breast reduction surgery to help alleviate her long-standing back pain and problems....
Demetry v. Kim - 5/16/1991
MCCORMAC, Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Mark Neil Demetry, individually and as Administrator of the Estates of his wife, Mary Denise Demetry, and his daughter, Michelle Nicole Demetry, appeal the declaratory judgment of the...
Freas v. Prater Constr. Corp. - 5/15/1991
Douglas, J.
Appellant appeals to this court urging that Becor Western's motion for summary judgment was improperly granted. Appellant argues that material issues of fact exist with respect to her negligence and strict...
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