MICHAELS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 94-524.

72 Ohio St.3d 475 (1995)

MICHAELS, APPELLANT, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spangenberg, Shibley, Tract, Lancione & Liber, John D. Liber and Justin F. Madden, for appellant.

Thompson, Hine & Flory, S. Stuart Eilers, Timothy J. Coughlin and Michael E. Smith, for appellee.


WRIGHT, J.

The issue in this case is whether an owner of a construction site, by virtue of directing a general contractor to perform a task required by contract specifications, owes a duty of care under R.C. 4101.11 and 4101.12 to an employee of a subcontractor who is subsequently injured as a result of the general contractor's failure to keep the area where it performed the task in a safe condition. The answer to this...

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