BOWLING v. HEIL CO.

No. 86-823.

31 Ohio St. 3d 277 (1987)

BOWLING, ADMX., APPELLANT, v. HEIL COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beall, Hermanies, Bortz & Major, Anthony D. Castelli and Ronald D. Major, for appellant.

Riggs, Riggs & Walker, Harry L. Riggs, Jr., H. Lawson Walker II, Wiles, Doucher, Van Buren & Boyle Co., L.P.A., James M. Wiles and James J. Brudny, Jr., for appellee.


HERBERT R. BROWN, J.

Two related issues are presented in this case: first, whether principles of comparative negligence or comparative fault are applicable to a products liability action based upon strict liability in tort; and second, whether the enactment of Ohio's Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act, R.C. 2307.31 and 2307.32, abolished the doctrine of joint and several liability. For the reasons that follow...

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