OHIO EDISON CO. v. FRANKLIN PAPER CO.

No. 84-988.

18 Ohio St. 3d 15 (1985)

OHIO EDISON COMPANY, APPELLANT, v. FRANKLIN PAPER COMPANY, INC. ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loomis, Poland, Wilson & Griffith and James E. Poland, for appellant.

Kelley, McCann & Livingstone, Stephen M. O'Bryan, John L. Habat, Ford, Simon & Norris and Seabury H. Ford, for appellees.


WRIGHT, J.

This case involves the issue of whether appellant is liable for attorney fees and expenses pursuant to R.C. 163.01 et seq.

Generally, an unsuccessful litigant is not liable for the litigation expenses, including attorney fees, of its adversary in the absence of a statute providing for their allowance. See Sorin v. Bd. of Edn. (1976), 46 Ohio St.2d 177 [75 O.O.2d 224]; State, ex...

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