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AMERINE v. HAUGHTON ELEVATOR CO.

No. 87-2123.

42 Ohio St. 3d 57 (1989)

AMERINE ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. HAUGHTON ELEVATOR COMPANY, DIVISION OF RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL.; OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall W. Pees, for appellants.

David L. Day and Dale D. Cook, for appellee.

DOUGHAS, J.

The issue presented is whether Civ. R. 15(D), read in conjunction with Civ. R. 15(C) and 3(A), allows appellants' amended complaint of May 14, 1984 to relate back to the time of the filing of the original complaint on August 22, 1983.

Civ. R. 15(D) states:

"Amendments where name of party unknown. When the plaintiff does not know the name of a defendant, that defendant may be designated in a pleading or proceeding by any name and description...

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