Ohio Supreme Court

Norton v. City of Galion

No. 86-1472·Judge: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Locher, Moyer, Sweeney, Wright·Attorney: Joseph H. Weiss, Jr. and Richard J. Makowski, for appellants., Debra Garverick, law director, and James L. Hoover, for appellee city of Galion et al., E. Richard Hottenroth, for appellees Paulette Ritchey Boehm and Kenneth E. Durtsche, in their individual capacities.0 citations·Filed May 20, 1987

Summary of the case Norton v. City of Galion

The case was reversed on appeal from the court of appeals based on the authority of several precedents, including DeHart v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. The appeal is reinstated with concurrence from all justices.

Key Issues of the case Norton v. City of Galion

Reversal of court of appeals decision
Application of precedent cases

Key Facts of the case Norton v. City of Galion

The case was appealed from the court of appeals (case No. 3-86-11).
The decision was reversed based on the authority of DeHart v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. and other cases.

Decision of the case Norton v. City of Galion

Reversed and appeal reinstated

Opinions

This cause, on appeal from the court of appeals (case No. 3-86-11), is reversed on authority of DeHart v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. (1982), 69 Ohio St. 2d 189, 23 O.O. 3d 210, 431 N.E. 2d 644; Reichert v. Ingersoll (1985), 18 Ohio St. 3d 220, 222-223, 18 OBR 281, 282-283, 480 N.E. 2d 802, 804-805; Hawkins v.

Marion Correctional Institute (1986), 28 Ohio St. 3d 4, 28 OBR 3, 501 N.E. 2d 1195; State v. Newcome (1986), 28 Ohio St. 3d 7, 28 OBR 5, 501 N.E. 2d 1197; National Mut. Ins. Co. v.

Papenhagen (1987), 30 Ohio St. 3d 14, 30 OBR 21, 505 N.E. 2d 980, and the appeal is reinstated. Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Locher, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur.