State Court of Appeals / Ohio Ct. App.

Gosden v. Louis

Decided December 4, 1996. John W. Reece wrote the opinion for the court.

687 N.E.2d 481 · Cited 239 times

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Akron-Canton Waste Oil, Inc. v. Safety-Kleen Oil Services, Inc. · 611 N.E.2d 955
Pumphrey v. Quillen · 141 N.E.2d 675
Kenty v. Transamerica Premium Insurance · 72 Ohio St. 3d 415
Dale v. Ohio Civil Service Employees Ass'n · 57 Ohio St. 3d 112
Lansdowne v. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. · 32 Ohio St. 3d 176
Juhasz v. Quik Shops, Inc. · 379 N.E.2d 235
Moore v. P. W. Publishing Co. · 3 Ohio St. 2d 183
Westropp v. E. W. Scripps Co. · 74 N.E.2d 340
State v. Brown · 38 Ohio St. 3d 305
Preston v. Murty · 32 Ohio St. 3d 334
Malone v. Courtyard by Marriott Ltd. Partnership · 74 Ohio St. 3d 440
Jacobs v. Frank · 60 Ohio St. 3d 111
Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. · 560 P.2d 1216
McCartney v. Oblates of St. Francis De Sales · 609 N.E.2d 216
Georgeoff v. O'Brien · 663 N.E.2d 1348
Stiles v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · 624 N.E.2d 238
Crosby v. Beam · 615 N.E.2d 294
Le Dans, Ltd. v. Daley · 10 A.D.2d 502
A & B-Abell Elevator Co. v. Columbus/Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council · 73 Ohio St. 3d 1
Mullenmeister v. Snap-On Tools Corp. · 587 F. Supp. 868

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