Smith v. Jordan

1994 Ohio 283

Opinion

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Smith, Appellant, v. Jordan, d.b.a. Lima Properties, Inc., et al., Appellees. [Cite as Smith v. Jordan (1994), Ohio St.3d .] Landlords and tenants--Landlord owes same duties to persons lawfully upon leased premises as he owes to the tenant--Application of R.C. 5321.04 to invited guests. (No. 94-2027--Submitted December 28, 1994--Decided December 30, 1994.) Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Allen County, No. 1-94-27.

Susan M. Lutz, for appellant. Cory, Meredith, Witter, Roush & Cheney Co., L.P.A., and Donald J. Witter, for appellee Craig A. Jordan. Ulmer & Berne, Richard D. Sweebe and Roberto H. Rodriguez, Jr., for appellee Miner O. Dickason.

The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals to consider Shump v. First Continental-Robinwood Assoc. (1994), Ohio St.3d , N.E.2d . Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.