Title: Duckworth v. Creative Interglobal, Inc.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

DUCKWORTH ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CREATIVE INTERGLOBAL, INC. ET AL., 
APPELLEES. 
[Cite as Duckworth v. Creative Interglobal, Inc. (1995), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
Workers' compensation — Proof required to establish that an employer has 
committed an intentional tort against an employee. 
 
(No. 94-1379 — Submitted September 27, 1995 — Decided November 1, 
1995.) 
 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 65449. 
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Gaines & Stern Co., L.P.A., John V. Scharon, Jr. and James S. Casey, for 
appellants. 
 
Gravens & Franey Co., L.P.A., and Martin T. Franey, for appellees. 
 
Wolske & Blue and Michael S. Miller, urging reversal for amicus curiae, 
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Fyffe v. 
Jeno's, Inc. (1991), 59 Ohio St.3d 115, 570 N.E.2d 1108, and the cause is 
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. 
 
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DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., WRIGHT and COOK, JJ., dissent and would affirm the judgment 
of the court of appeals.