Case Title: Harris v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.

Citation: 1994-Ohio-190

Docket Number: 19932137

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1994-10-05T00:00:00Z

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Harris, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Babcock & Wilcox                        
Company et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants.                                  
[Cite as Harris v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. (1994),     Ohio                         
St.3d    .]                                                                      
Employer and employee -- Race discrimination -- R.C. 4112.99 is                  
     a remedial statute and is subject to R.C. 2305.07's                         
     six-year limitations period.                                                
     (No. 93-2137 -- Submitted September 14, 1994 -- Decided                     
October 5, 1994. )                                                               
     Appeal and Cross-Appeal from the Court of Appeals for                       
Summit County, No. 16017.                                                        
                                                                                 
     Dennis R. Thompson, for appellant and cross-appellee.                       
     Roetzel & Andress, Gary W. Spring and Jonathan D. Fishbane,                 
for appellees and cross-appellants.                                              
                                                                                 
     The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the                    
cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings                     
consistent with Cosgrove v. Williamsburg of Cincinnati Mgt. Co.,                 
Inc. (1994),     Ohio St.3d    ,     N.E.2d.                                     
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Resnick and                     
Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                                            
     F.E. Sweeney, J., dissents.