Swartz v. Householder (Slip Opinion)

2016 Ohio 5817

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: September 15, 2016
• Docket: 2014-1208 and 2014-1209
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as Swartz v. Householder, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5817.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-5817 SWARTZ, APPELLEE, v. HOUSEHOLDER ET AL., APPELLANTS. SHANNON ET AL., APPELLEES, V. HOUSEHOLDER ET AL., APPELLANTS. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as Swartz v. Householder, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5817.] Court of appeals’ judgments reversed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau. (Nos. 2014-1208 and 2014-1209—Submitted August 31, 2016—Decided September 15, 2016.) APPEALS from the Court of Appeals for Jefferson County, Nos. 13 JE 24 and 13 JE 25, 2014-Ohio-2359. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgments of the court of appeals are reversed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5796, ___ N.E.3d ___, and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio- 5793, ___ N.E.3d ___. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, JJ., concur. PFEIFER and O’NEILL, JJ., dissent. _________________ Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd., Steven J. Shrock, and Clinton Bailey, for appellees. Burton Law, L.L.C., and Robert L. Guehl, for appellants. _________________