Case Name: Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company v. William H. Harrison
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1924-03-11
Citations: 2 Ohio Law Abs. 197
Docket Number: No. 18027
Parties: Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company v. William H. Harrison.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Day, JJ., concur. Wanamaker, J., not j participating. Í
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 2
Pages: 197–197

Head Matter:
No. 191
No. 18027
Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company v. William H. Harrison.
Error to the Court of Appeals of Franklin county.
915. .PERSONAL INJURY — Damages against corporation for assault of passenger by its employe, when recoverable.

Opinion:
ALLEN, J.
In an action for personal injury for an assault upon a passenger by the employe of a corporation, punitive damages cannot be recovered against the corporation in the absence of evidence that the assault was authorized, participitated in, or ratified by the corporation, or that the corporation has failed to exercise due and reasonable care in selecting or retaining its employe.
Judgment reversed.
Marshall, C. J., Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Day, JJ., concur. Wanamaker, J., not j participating. Í