BUCKMAN-PEIRSON v. BRANNON

No. CA 20320.

159 Ohio App.3d 12 (2004)

2004-Ohio-6074

BUCKMAN-PEIRSON, Appellant, v. BRANNON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second District, Montgomery County.

Decided November 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myers & Frayne Co., L.P.A., Jacob A. Myers and Frederick B. Hatton, Dayton, for appellant.

Bieser, Greer & Landis, L.L.P., David C. Greer and Jennifer L. Hill, Dayton, for appellee.


MARK P. PAINTER, Judge.

{¶ 1} Two questions are presented here: (1) what court has jurisdiction to hear a legal-malpractice claim arising from a wrongful-death case, and (2) in Ohio, what evidence of emotional damage is required to sustain a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress? We hold that the answer to the first question is the common pleas court. The answer to the second is that the plaintiff...

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