Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co. v. Harrison

Ohio Supreme Court

Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co. v. Harrison

2 Ohio Law. Abs. 197

CourtOhio Supreme Court

DecidedMarch 11, 1924

DocketNo. 18027

StatusPublished

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Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co. v. Harrison, 2 Ohio Law. Abs. 197 (Ohio 1924).

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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

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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

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2 Ohio Law. Abs. 197, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/columbus-railway-power-light-co-v-harrison-ohio-1924.