Case Title: Taylor v. Lucas

Citation: 1994-Ohio-228

Docket Number: 19940303

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1994-11-23T00:00:00Z

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Taylor, Appellant, v. Lucas, Appellee.                                           
[Cite as Taylor v. Lucas (1994),     Ohio St.3d    .]                            
Motor vehicles -- Civil action for bodily injuries -- Punitive                   
     damages may be awarded, when -- Evidence that negligent                     
     driver consumed alcohol prior to vehicular accident                         
     admissible to justify award of punitive damages.                            
     (No. 94-303 -- Submitted October 11, 1994 -- Decided                        
November 23, 1994.)                                                              
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Trumbull County, No.                   
92-T-4817.                                                                       
                                                                                 
     Ohlin & Ohlin and Joseph D. Ohlin, for appellant.                           
     Chuparkoff & Chuparkoff, George A. Chuparkoff and Stephen                   
J. Chuparkoff, for appellee.                                                     
                                                                                 
     The discretionary appeal is allowed.  The judgment of the                   
court of appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded to the                    
trial court for further proceedings consistent with Cabe v.                      
Lunich (1994),     Ohio St.3d    , N.E.2d    .                                   
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E.                   
Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.