HACK v. GILLESPIE

No. 94-1780.

74 Ohio St.3d 362 (1996)

HACK ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. GILLESPIE, APPELLEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Caravona & Associates and Mark J. Obral, for appellants.

Rhoa, Follen & Rawlin Co., L.P.A., and Ronald V. Rawlin, for appellee.

Scanlon & Henretta Co., L.P.A., Lawrence J. Scanlon and Ann Marie O'Brien, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Joseph W. Diemert, Jr. & Associates Co., L.P.A., Joseph W. Diemert, Jr. and Bradric T. Bryan, urging reversal for amicus curiae, the Northern Ohio Fire Fighters Association.

Arter & Hadden and Kristen L. Mayer, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue presented for our consideration concerns the liability of an owner of private property to a fire fighter who enters the premises and, while performing his official duties, suffers harm as a result of the condition of the premises. Specifically, we are asked to reexamine the rule in Ohio regarding a landowner's liability to police officers and fire fighters, set forth in Scheurer, supra, and generally referred to as Ohio's "Fireman's Rule...

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