YODER v. GREENSTEEL CORP., Unpublished Decision (5-12-1999)

Yoder et al., Appellees, v. Greensteel Corporation, Appellant.

No. 99-39.Supreme Court of Ohio.Submitted March 30, 1999,
Decided May 12, 1999.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

Employer and employee — Cause of action brought by employee alleging intentional tort by employer in workplace — Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc.

Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 1998CA00106.

Richard M. Boyce, for appellees.

Thomas O. Crist, for appellant.

The discretionary appeal is allowed.

The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 298, 707 N.E.2d 1107.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.

Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.

Lundberg Stratton, J., dissenting.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s judgment for the reasons set forth in my dissent in Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 298, 314, 707 N.E.2d 1107, 1118-1119.