MALONE v. COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT LTD.

No. 94-1413.

74 Ohio St.3d 440 (1996)

MALONE ET AL., APPELLEES, v. COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Alton & Horst, Gregory D. Rankin, Patrick H. Boggs and Robert B. Graziano, for appellees.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, David W. Alexander and Scott B. Pfahl, for appellants.


WRIGHT, J.

At its core, this case presents two questions for our consideration. First, was the trial court's grant of Marriott's motion for a directed verdict on the issue of punitive damages error? Second, was the judge's order for a new trial on Meador's negligence claim error? We answer these queries in the negative.

Judge Pfeiffer's directed verdict on the question of punitive damages should have been affirmed by the court of appeals. In determining whether...

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