Turk v. Trolley Tours of Cleveland, Inc.

1994 Ohio 34, 70 Ohio St. 3d 562

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 70 Ohio St.3d 562.]

TURK ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. TROLLEY TOURS OF CLEVELAND, INC., DBA LOLLY THE TROLLEY, ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as Turk v. Trolley Tours of Cleveland, Inc., 1994-Ohio-34.] Torts—Damages—Collateral benefits—R.C. 2317.45 violates Sections 2, 5 and 16, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and is unconstitutional in toto. (No. 93-2019—Submitted January 12, 1994—Decided June 1, 1994.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, Nos. 62964 and 63087. __________________ Spangenberg, Shibley, Traci, Lancione & Liber, Donald P. Traci and James A. Marx, for appellants. Richard R. Kuepper, for appellee Trolley Tours of Cleveland, Inc. Arter & Hadden, Irene C. Keyse-Walker, James A. Laurenson and Kathleen G. Dus, for appellee Dallas & Mavis Forwarding Company. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment is reversed as to Propositions of Law I and II and the cause is remanded to the trial court on authority of Sorrell v. Thevenir (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 415, 633 N.E.2d 504, decided today. A.W. SWEENEY, DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. MOYER, C.J., and WRIGHT, J., dissent. __________________