Case Name: In re Certification of Issues: SSD Distribution System, Inc., Petitioner, v. General Motors Corporation, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1989-06-14
Citations: 43 Ohio St. 3d 173
Docket Number: No. 88-2193
Parties: In re Certification of Issues: SSD Distribution System, Inc., Petitioner, v. General Motors Corporation, Respondent.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Douglas, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 43
Pages: 173–174

Head Matter:
In re Certification of Issues: SSD Distribution System, Inc., Petitioner, v. General Motors Corporation, Respondent.
[Cite as SSD Distribution System, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. (1989), 43 Ohio St. 3d 173.]
(No. 88-2193
Submitted April 4, 1989
Decided June 14, 1989.)

Opinion:
On authority of Cincinnati Bell Tel. Co. v. Straley (1988), 40 Ohio St. 3d 372, 533 N.E. 2d 764, we hold that an employer may not recover damages against a third party whose negligence caused an employee's injury absent a legal relationship based upon- contract or warranty between the employer and the third party.
We decline to exercise our discretion under Rule XVI to address questions one and two at this time, absent a showing that there is a need to do so.
Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Douglas, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Wright, J., dissents.
Holmes, J., not participating.