Van Fossen v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.

Decided April 13, 1988. Robert E. Holmes wrote the opinion for the court.

36 Ohio St. 3d 100 · Cited 744 times

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• Millison v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 501 A.2d 505
• Weil v. Taxicabs of Cincinnati, Inc. · 39 N.E.2d 148
• Serna v. Statewide Contractors, Inc. · 429 P.2d 504
• Kunkler v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. · 36 Ohio St. 3d 135
• Kiser v. Coleman · 28 Ohio St. 3d 259
• Beauchamp v. Dow Chemical Co. · 398 N.W.2d 882
• State, Ex Rel. v. Indus. Comm. · 9 N.E.2d 505
• Eastman v. State · 1 N.E.2d 140
• Couk v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. · 33 N.E.2d 9
• Taylor v. Academy Iron & Metal Co. · 36 Ohio St. 3d 149
• State Ex Rel. City of South Euclid v. Zangerle · 62 N.E.2d 160
• O'Brien v. University Community Tenants Union, Inc. · 42 Ohio St. 2d 242
• Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc. · 161 W. Va. 695
• Gregory v. Flowers · 32 Ohio St. 2d 48
• Grau v. Kleinschmidt · 31 Ohio St. 3d 84
• Varanese v. Gall · 35 Ohio St. 3d 78
• Denicola v. Providence Hospital · 57 Ohio St. 2d 115
• Greenhills Home Owners Corp. v. Village of Greenhills · 5 Ohio St. 2d 207
• Safford v. Metropolitan Life Ins. · 164 N.E. 351
• Sturges v. Carter · 114 U.S. 511
• Kofron v. Amoco Chemicals Corp. · 441 A.2d 226
• Triff v. National Bronze & Aluminum Foundry Co. · 20 N.E.2d 232
• Sitzman v. Schumaker · 718 P.2d 657
• Pryor v. United States Gypsum Co. · 585 F. Supp. 311

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• Goodin v. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. · 750 N.E.2d 1122
• Bielat v. Bielat · 2000 Ohio 451
• Sibert v. Columbus · 588 N.E.2d 252
• Fuchsman v. Dallas & Mavis Forwarding Co. · 1 Ohio App. Unrep. 167
• Penn v. Rockwell International Corp. · 756 F. Supp. 1040
• State v. Cook · 83 Ohio St. 3d 404
• Shelton v. United States Steel Corp. · 710 F. Supp. 206
• City of Hamilton v. Fairfield Township · 678 N.E.2d 599
• State v. Cook · 1998 Ohio 291
• Vogel v. Wells · 57 Ohio St. 3d 91
• Harasyn v. Normandy Metals, Inc. · 49 Ohio St. 3d 173
• McNeil v. Kingsley · 899 N.E.2d 1054
• Marshall v. Ormet Corp. · 736 F. Supp. 1462
• Brookover v. Flexmag Industries, Unpublished Decision (4-29-2002)
• Hyle v. Porter · 117 Ohio St. 3d 165
• Frank W. Schaefer, Inc. v. C. Garfield Mitchell Agency, Inc. · 612 N.E.2d 442
• Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. · 61 Ohio St. 3d 486
• Pratte v. Stewart · 2010 Ohio 1860
• State v. Galloway · 2015 Ohio 4949
• Sigler v. State, 08-Ca-79 (4-27-2009) · 2009 Ohio 2010
• Shreve v. United Electric Constr. Co., Unpublished Decision (7-23-2002)

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