Harmath v. Goler
| Citation | 49 Ohio St.3d 62,550 N.E.2d 476 |
| Decision Date | 21 February 1990 |
| Docket Number | No. 89-97,89-97 |
| Parties | HARMATH, Appellant, v. GOLER et al., Appellees. |
| Court | Ohio Supreme Court |
Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 54811.
Don C. Iler Co., L.P.A., Don C. Iler and Nancy C. Iler, Cleveland, for appellant.
Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur Co., L.P.A., Susan M. Reinker and Janis L. Small, Cleveland, for appellees.
This cause is affirmed on authority of Johnson v. University Hospitals of Cleveland (1989), 44 Ohio St.3d 49, 540 N.E.2d 1370.
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