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KEATON v. RIBBECK

No. 78-1321.

58 Ohio St. 2d 443 (1979)

KEATON, ADMR., APPELLANT, v. RIBBECK, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Komito, Nurenberg, Plevin, Jacobson, Heller & McCarthy Co., L. P. A., Mr. John J. McCarthy and Mr. Harlan M. Gordon, for appellant.

Messrs. Jeffries, Kehn & Largent and Mr. Jeffrey W. Largent, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

In his first proposition of law appellant asks this court to expand the meaning of "pecuniary injury" in R. C. 2125.02,1 one of this state's wrongful death provisions, beyond the definition set forth in Karr v. Sixt (1946), 146 Ohio St. 527, to permit recovery of damages for loss of society, comfort and companionship of the decedent. In paragraph six of the syllabus in Karr, this court stated:

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