Title: Cyrus v. Henes

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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J. Moyer.                                                                        
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Cyrus, Appellant, v. Henes; Westinghouse Electric Corporation et                 
al., Appellees.                                                                  
[Cite as Cyrus v. Henes (1994),     Ohio St.3d    .]                             
Statutes of repose -- Elements considered in determining whether                 
     an item is an "improvement" to real property under R.C.                     
     2305.131 -- R.C. 2305.131 is unconstitutional.                              
     (No. 93-2066 -- Submitted October 12, 1994 -- Decided                       
November 9, 1994.)                                                               
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, No.                     
92CA005527.                                                                      
                                                                                 
     Nurenberg, Plevin, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A., Thomas                    
Mester, Joel Levin, James T. Schumacher and Sandra J. Rosenthal,                 
for appellant.                                                                   
     Ogne, Alberts & Stuart, P.C., Wayne L. Ogne, Bryan Cermak                   
and Michael A. Ross, for appellees.                                              
                                                                                 
     The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the                    
cause is remanded to the trial court on the authority of                         
Brennaman v. R.M.I. Co. (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 460,     N.E.2d                    
.                                                                                
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney                   
and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                                        
     Wright, J., dissents for the reasons stated in the Chief                    
Justice's opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in                   
Brennaman v. R.M.I. Co. (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 460,     N.E.2d    .