RYLL v. COLUMBUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY CO. INC.

No. 2000-1904.

95 Ohio St.3d 467 (2002)

2002-Ohio-2584

RYLL, APPELLANT, v. COLUMBUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY COMPANY, INC.; CITY OF REYNOLDSBURG ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karr & Sherman Co., L.P.A., Keith M. Karr, Robert P. Sherman and Suzanne E. Kelly, for appellant.

Gallagher, Gams, Pryor & Littrell and Timothy J. Ryan, for appellee Truro Township.

Law Offices of Alan Wayne Sheppard, Alan Wayne Sheppard and Scyld D. Anderson, for appellee city of Reynoldsburg.

Boyk & Crossmock, L.L.C., and Steven L. Crossmock, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} Appellant Deborah Ryll, administrator of the estate of Daniel Ryll, brought suit against appellees, including the city of Reynoldsburg and Truro Township, for the wrongful death of her husband, Daniel Ryll. Mr. Ryll was killed when shrapnel from an exploding firework shell hit him during the July 4, 1996 Reynoldsburg fireworks display.

{¶ 2} Reynoldsburg held its annual fireworks display in Huber Park. Truro Township...

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