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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Hartley v. Allstate Insurance Co. - 12/17/2003
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate"), appeals from the judgment of the Summit...
Cross v. Horace Mann-Teachers Insurance - 12/16/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Plaintiffs-appellants Jeffrey H. Cross, Denise Cross, Amy McDaniel, Kelsie Cross and Heidi Cross [hereinafter appellants] appeal from the April 10, 2003, Judgment Entry of the Ashland County Court of...
Perkins v. Mayer - 12/16/2003
Defendant Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company appeals a summary judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Muskingum County, Ohio, entered in favor of plaintiff Susan Perkins, individually and as the administrator of Donald...
Hollar v. Pleasant Township - 12/16/2003
DECISION
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
. Plaintiff-appellee, Mark D. Hollar, was employed as a fire fighter for appellant, Pleasant Township, when he sustained a low back injury while lifting an 80 pound bag of salt for the water...
Stuller v. Price - 12/16/2003
.This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant, Dorothy Stuller, from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, Phillip D. Price, M.D., and granting appellee's...
In re Estate of Svetichan - 12/16/2003
. Appellants Raymond M. Svetichan ("Ray Sr.") and his son Raymond M. Svetichan II ("Ray Jr.") appeal the decision of the Mahoning County Probate Court, which placed $300,000 from a settlement into a wrongful death trust with Butler...
Dickerson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. - 12/15/2003
JUDGMENT: Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
. Although originally placed on our accelerated calendar, we have elected, pursuant to Loc.R. 12(5), to issue a full opinion in lieu of a judgment entry.
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Keen v. Hardin Memorial Hospital - 12/15/2003
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
. The plaintiff-appellant, Daniel Keen, individually and on behalf of the estate of Helen Columber, appeals the April 11, 2003 judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Hardin County, Ohio, rendering...
In re Estate of Campbell - 12/15/2003
. This matter comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the two Appellants' briefs and their oral arguments before this court. Because this is a consolidated case, there are two sets of assignments of error...
Arkley v. Arkley - 12/15/2003
. Defendant-appellant, Robert R. Arkley, appeals from a Jefferson County Common Pleas Court decision finding that a large portion of his disability pension is a marital asset subject to equitable distribution with...
Parrish v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. - 12/15/2003
JUDGMENT: Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
. Although originally placed on our accelerated calendar, we have elected, pursuant to Loc.R. 12(5), to issue a full opinion in lieu of a judgment entry.
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Jones v. A-Best Products Co. - 12/11/2003
JUDGMENT: Reversed and remanded.
. Plaintiff-appellant, Earl M. Jones, appeals the trial court granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee, Tasco Insulations, Inc. fka The Asbestos Service Company ("Tasco"). For the...
Hall v. Kreider Manufacturing - 12/11/2003
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
. Plaintiff-appellant, Anthony Hall, appeals a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which found in his favor and awarded $30,000 in damages in his negligence action against...
Bright v. Family Medicine Foundation - 12/11/2003
.Defendant-appellant, Family Medicine Foundation, Inc. ("FMF") d.b.a. The Thomas E. Rardin Family Practice Center ("the Practice Center"), appeals from the December 18, 2002 decision and entry of the Franklin County Court of Common...
Tharp v. Berdanier - 12/10/2003
Decision and Journal Entry
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
Plaintiffs-Appellants Bonnie Tharp, individually and as the...
Shannon v. Schiller - 12/9/2003
.This is an appeal by plaintiffs-appellants, Michael T. Shannon and Juming Tong, from a judgment entry of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, denying appellants' motion for post-judgment interest.
.On April 16, 2001,...
Sovak v. Spivey - 12/9/2003
JUDGMENT: Dismissed.
. In this appeal, the guardian of appellant James E. Goins Jr. challenges whether the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas had the authority to approve an agreed judgment entry that granted an award of...
Haslam v. Russell - 12/8/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. Appellants Dennis and Teresa Haslam brought a personal injury action against Appellee Theresa Russell arising out of an automobile accident. The jury rendered a unanimous verdict in Appellee's favor....
Casterline v. Khoury - 12/5/2003
. Appellant, Earl S. Casterline ("Casterline"), appeals from the decision of the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, Dr. Ronald Khoury, on Casterline's medical malpractice claim....
Sarmiento v. Grange Mutual Insurnace Co. - 12/4/2003
. Plaintiffs-appellants Francisco Sarmiento, Rita Sarmiento, Braulio Sarmiento, Jesus Sarmiento, Delores Sarmiento, David Camacho, and David Camacho III (referred to as individuals or collectively as "Sarmientos") appeal the...
Wynn v. Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing - 12/4/2003
.Appellant, Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing, is the manufacturer and designer of the C4-25 Huskey industrial tow-motor. On August 25, 1998, Jeffrey Wynn sustained personal injuries while test driving a C4-25 Huskey in the course of his...
Pitsenbarger v. Foos - 11/26/2003
. Rhonda Pitsenbarger, Trina Mapson, Teryl Boney, Kanesha Boney, and Tanika Ray are appealing the judgment of the Miami County Common Pleas Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants Travelers Indemnity...
Courage v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. - 11/26/2003
. Plaintiffs-appellants, Sybilla E. Courage in her individual capacity and as executrix of the estate of Apollina Tomic, appeal the order of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court that granted the motion for summary judgment filed...
Campagna v. Clark Grave Vault Co. - 11/25/2003
.Plaintiffs-appellants, Antonio W. Campagna, JoAnne Campagna, Joseph Campagna, Zeb Campagna, Christian Campagna, and Nicole Campagna, appeal from a decision of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion of...
McCollam v. American & Foreign Insurance Company - 11/24/2003
Defendant-appellant Motorists Mutual Insurance Company [hereinafter appellant] appeals from the February 3, 2003, Judgment Entry of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas which denied appellant's motion for summary judgment and...
Mackie v. Continental Insurance Co. - 11/20/2003
.Plaintiffs-appellants, John A. Mackie, II, a minor, by and through his next friend and natural guardian John A. Mackie, Joyce Mackie, and John A. Mackie appeal the October 22, 2002 judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common...
Chang v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation - 11/20/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. Plaintiff-appellant Ching Lung Chang ("appellant"), as the Administrator of the Estate of Penny H. Chang, appeals the verdict in favor of defendant-appellee Raina D. Krell, M.S. ("Krell") and...
Tscherne v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. - 11/20/2003
. The plaintiffs are members of the Tscherne and Hiltebrant families and, in the case of plantiff Karen Tscherne, as executrix of the estate of Tina Tscherne, who sought a declaration of uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage...
Greene County Bar Association v. Fodal - 11/19/2003
100 Ohio St.3d ___, 2003-Ohio-5852
Attorneys at law - Misconduct - Permanent disbarrment - Routinely taking clients' money and providing nothing in return - Failing to assist in disciplinary investigation.
Submitted...
Gamble v. Patterson - 11/17/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. Plaintiffs-appellants Janet and Kenneth Gamble filed three complaints against defendant-appellee Deborah A. Patterson over a four-year period, all arising out of an automobile accident that occurred on...
Fish v. Nottoli - 11/17/2003
. Plaintiff-appellant, Terry L. Fish, appeals a decision of the Monroe County Common Pleas Court granting a motion to dismiss in favor of defendant-appellee, John Nottoli d.b.a. Hertz Rent-A-Car, an Illinois licensee, on appellant's...
Stempuzis v. Hildebrand - 11/13/2003
. Defendants-appellants Dan Hildebrand and Cindy Kifer (hereinafter collectively "defendants") appeal from the decision and judgment entry of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying defendants' motion for summary judgment...
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. - 11/13/2003
. Appellant Sherwin-Williams Co. appeals from the trial court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. (Travelers) and Century Indemnity Company (Century). Sherwin-Williams...
Kmetz v. Medcentral Health Systems - 11/12/2003
Plaintiff/appellant/cross-appellee Andrea Kmetz, Administratrix of the Estate of Jay Kmetz, Deceased [hereinafter appellant], appeals from the June 26, 2002, Judgment Entry of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas which...
Taulbee v. Dunsky - 11/10/2003
Plaintiff-appellant, Lois P. Taulbee, appeals a decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas limiting the testimony of her expert witness in a medical malpractice case and granting a directed verdict in favor of...
McDevitt v. Wenger - 11/10/2003
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
Plaintiffs Karen and John B. McDevitt appeal a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, entered on a jury verdict rendered after trial. Appellants' personal injury...
Garg v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. - 11/7/2003
. Grange Mutual Casualty Company ("Grange") appeals from a judgment of the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, compelling the production of several documents in an insurance claim file that contain attorney-client communications and...
Beard v. Meridia Huron Hospital - 11/6/2003
JUDGMENT Reversed and Remanded.
. Appellant Charlene Beard ("Beard"), Administratrix of the Estate of Ralph Moss, deceased, appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas,...
Wertz v. Indiana Insurance - 11/5/2003
Decision and Journal Entry
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
Appellant, George R. Wertz, as administrator of the estate of...
Miller v. Miller & Miller Accountants - 11/4/2003
This third appeal on this cause which was tried to a jury in the Richland County Common Pleas Court essentially involves pre- and post-judgment interest but also asserts prejudicial error.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Only a...
Dean v. Royal Insurance Co. of America - 11/3/2003
Defendants-appellants American Alliance Insurance Company and American National Fire Insurance Company appeal the December 20, 2002 Judgment Entry of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment against...
Hill v. Home & Roam Pools - 10/31/2003
. On August 14, 2003, appellant, Home & Roam Pools , filed a notice of appeal from a July 18, 2003 judgment of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas. In that judgment, the trial court denied appellant's motion to dismiss...
Wallace v. Euclid Meridia Hospital - 10/30/2003
JUDGMENT: REVERSED AND REMANDED
. Plaintiff-appellant Paula Wallace ("appellant") appeals from the decision of the trial court granting defendant Euclid Meridia Hospital's ("Meridia") motion to dismiss and defendant Dr....
Renter v. Anthoy - 10/30/2003
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.
. The defendant-insurer, Federal Insurance Company ("Federal"), appeals from a common pleas court decision granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Sheri Renter,...
Jones v. Capco - 10/30/2003
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
. This is an appeal and cross appeal of a jury verdict, following trial before Visiting Judge Robert Feighan, that awarded a total of $28,500 in damages to appellees/cross appellants Edward and Deborah Jones...
Mid-American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Broughton - 9/30/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties' briefs, and their oral arguments before this court. Defendants-Appellants, Judith Broughton and Amanda Kidd,...
Patterson v. Zdanski - 9/30/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanded.
. This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties' briefs, and their oral arguments before this court. Plaintiff-Appellant,...
In re Guardianship of Myers - 9/30/2003
JUDGMENT: Reversed in part, affirmed in part and remanded
. Appellant, Attorney Mark Gervelis, appeals separate but related rulings issued by appellees, the Honorable Timothy P. Maloney, Judge of the Mahoning County Court of...
Flynn v. Edison - 9/30/2003
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
. This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, in which the trial court dismissed appellant's complaint for damages in a personal injury action, pursuant to...
Welsh v. Indiana Insurance Co. - 9/29/2003
Defendant-appellant The Insurance Company of Pennsylvania ("ISOP") appeals the October 18, 2002 Judgment Entry of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas which granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee David Welsh and...
Aubin v. Metzger - 9/29/2003
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
. Although originally placed on our accelerated calendar, we have elected, pursuant to Loc.R. 12(5), to issue a full opinion in lieu of a judgment entry.
. Plaintiff-Appellant, Robert Aubin,...
Eannottie v. Carriage Inn of Steubenville - 9/29/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanded.
. This matter comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties' briefs, and their oral arguments before this court. Appellant, Helen Eannottie...
American Motorists Insurance Co. v. Intihar - 9/25/2003
. This is an appeal from an order of Judge Brian J. Corrigan that granted summary judgment to The American Motorist Insurance Company ("AMICO") on appellant Diane Intihar's claim for uninsured motorist ("UM") coverage under its...
Galloway v. Horkulic - 9/24/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. Plaintiff-appellant Attorney William Galloway appeals from the decision of the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court that dismissed the declaratory judgment action he filed against his former clients,...
Ohayon v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois - 9/24/2003
{1} Appellants, Jonathan Ohayon and his parents, Jacob and Brenda Ohayon ("the Ohayons"), appeal from a judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas that granted summary judgment to appellee, Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois...
Dombelek v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation - 9/23/2003
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded.
. These two timely appeals have been consolidated for the purposes of appellate review as they present similar facts and issues. Appellants John Dombelek ("Dombelek") and Les Tate ("Tate") each...
Rome Hilliard Self Storage v. Conkey - 9/23/2003
.Plaintiff-appellant, Rome Hilliard Self Storage ("Rome Hilliard"), appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court granting the motion of defendants-appellees, Lewis I. and David L. Conkey, for judgment on the...
Knop Chiropractic - 9/22/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Appellant Knop Chiropractic, Inc. appeals the decision of the Canton Municipal Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee State Farm Insurance Co. in a dispute over appellant's patient's...
Welsh v. Indiana Insurance Co. - 9/22/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in part; Vacated in part; Reversed in part; and Remanded
Appellant OHIC Insurance Company ("OHIC") appeals the decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas which granted appellees Keith Welsh's, et...
Lewis v. Lewis - 9/22/2003
. Appellant, Carla J. Lewis, appeals from the judgment of the Portage County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, which granted appellant a divorce from appellee, Darrell L. Lewis, and effectuated a division of...
Davis v. Liebson - 9/19/2003
Judgment Appealed From Is: Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and the cause remanded
. On March 15, 2000, plaintiff-appellant Phyllis M. Davis consulted defendant-appellee Dr. Samuel Liebson, a licensed podiatrist, about...
Cleveland v. Lancaster - 9/19/2003
Rendered on the 19th day of September, 2003.
. Defendant, Lindy Lancaster, appeals from a judgment for Plaintiff, Melody Cleveland, on her claim for personal injuries.
. Plaintiff commenced her personal injury action by...
Anderson v. A.C. & S. - 9/18/2003
. Plaintiff-appellant, Shirley Anderson, individually and as executor of the estate of Lester Anderson, her deceased husband, appeals from various orders of the trial court, which, in essence, granted in part the motion for summary...
09/10/2003 Case Announcements - 9/10/2003
CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS
Cuyahoga App. No. 80985, 2002-Ohio-5566. On motion for admission pro hac vice of Daniel Popeo and Richard Samp by Brian Sheldon of Washington Legal...
[T] Wilson v. Brush Wellman - 9/10/2003
On motion for admission pro hac vice of Daniel Popeo and Richard Samp by Brian Sheldon of Washington Legal Foundation, and amended motion for admission pro hac vice of John H. Beisner and Jonathan D. Hacker by Brian Selden for Product...
Sheaffer v. Westfield Insurance Co. - 9/10/2003
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part and Remanded
This matter is before the Court upon an application for further consideration which we granted, by way of judgment entry, on August 1, 2003. This court originally...
Castillo v. Nationwide Financial Services - 9/9/2003
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
. Plaintiff-appellant, Mercedes Castillo, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees,...
Altvater v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. - 9/9/2003
. Viola Altvater, administratrix of the estate of Robert K. Altvater, deceased, plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting a motion for summary judgment filed by Ohio Casualty...
Indiana Insurance Co. v. Farmers Insurance of Columbus - 9/9/2003
Appellant/Cross-Appellee Federal Insurance Company ("Federal") appeals the decision of the Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas that found coverage, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants ("Appellees") John McDonald and his Estate,...
Secrest v. Citizens National Bank of Norwalk - 9/5/2003
DECISION
This is an appeal from the October 17, 2002 order of the Huron County Court of Common Pleas which granted summary judgment in favor of appellees, Citizens National Bank of Norwalk, as executor of the estate of Mary Boyd...
Castrataro v. Urban - 9/4/2003
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
.Plaintiff-appellant, Linda Castrataro, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting the summary judgment motion of defendant-appellee, Kenneth Urban, M.D. Because the trial...
Rothenbusch-Rhodes v. Mason - 9/4/2003
DECISION
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
. Defendant-appellant, Raymond Mason, III ("Mason"), appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs-appellees and...
Ochsmann v. Great American Insurance Co. - 9/4/2003
. Plaintiff-appellant, Robin Ochsmann, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting the summary judgment motions of defendants-appellees, Great American Insurance Company ("Great American"), American...
Penwell v. Nanavati - 9/2/2003
JUDGMENT: Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
. Although originally placed on our accelerated calendar, we have elected, pursuant to Local Rule 12(5), to issue a full opinion in lieu of a judgment entry.
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Brady v. Miller - 8/29/2003
Rendered on the 29th day of August, 2003.
. This appeal stems from a medical-malpractice action filed by appellant Thomas F. Brady against appellee Daniel B. Miller, M.D., Gem City Urologists, Inc., John F. McCarthy, M.D.,...
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