Case Title: Ward v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Citation: 2003-Ohio-3138

Docket Number: 20020295 and 20020504

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2003-07-02T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as Ward v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 99 Ohio St.3d 210, 2003-Ohio-3138.] 
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WARD, APPELLANT, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Ward v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 99 Ohio St.3d 210, 2003-Ohio-3138.] 
Torts — Negligence — Open-and-obvious doctrine remains viable in Ohio — 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Armstrong v. Best 
Buy Co., Inc. 
(Nos. 2002-0295 and 2002-0504 — Submitted June 4, 2003 — Decided July 2, 
2003.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Lake County, No. 2000-
L-171, 2001-Ohio-4041. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority 
of Armstrong v. Best Buy Co., Inc., 99 Ohio St.3d 79, 2003-Ohio-2573, 788 
N.E.2d 1088. 
 
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, LUNDBERG STRATTON and 
O’CONNOR, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER, J., dissents. 
 
O’DONNELL, J., not participating. 
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Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., and Patrick T. Murphy, for appellant. 
 
Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and John O’Neill, for appellee. 
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