CRISS v. SPRINGFIELD TWP.

No. 89-1528.

56 Ohio St. 3d 82 (1990)

CRISS ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grisi & Riegler and Charles E. Grisi, for appellants.

Nukes & Perantinides Co., L.P.A., Paul G. Perantinides, Elizabeth B. Manning and Samuel G. Casolari, Jr., for appellees Springfield Township Police Department, Carl Frank Blasdel and Daniel Lance.

John O. McIntyre, Jr. and Linda Tucci Teodosio, for appellee Myra Criss.


H. BROWN, J.

For the reasons which follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the cause for a new trial.

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