Case Name: Stinson, Appellant, v. Dragash et al., Appellees
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1983-11-07
Citations: 10 Ohio App. 3d 218
Docket Number: No. 46831
Parties: Stinson, Appellant, v. Dragash et al., Appellees.
Judges: Patton, C.J., Corrigan and Ann McManamon, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Third Series
Volume: 10
Pages: 218–219

Head Matter:
Stinson, Appellant, v. Dragash et al., Appellees.
(No. 46831
Decided November 7, 1983.)
Messrs. Pressman, Cohen, Davis, Steinberg & Burba and Mr. Christopher M. Burba, for appellant.
Messrs. Arter & Hadden and Mr. Robert C. Tucker, for appellees.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This case is a negligence action in which the lower court granted summary judgment based upon the doctrine of contributory negligence. Since the doctrine of contributory negligence is no longer controlling in the state of Ohio, and "[t]he principle of comparative negligence, consistent with the provisions of R.C. 2315.19, applies to all negligence actions tried after June 20, 1980, irrespective of when the cause of action arose, as part of the common law of Ohio" (emphasis sic), this case is accordingly reversed and remanded. See Wilfong v. Batdorf (1983), 6 Ohio St. 3d 100, paragraph three of the syllabus.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Patton, C.J., Corrigan and Ann McManamon, JJ., concur.