PLATT v. CLEVELAND ELEC. ILLUMINATING CO.

No. 2009-A-0018.

2009 Ohio 7003

Ray Platt, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Ashtabula County.

December 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Murphy, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., 60 South Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077 (For Plaintiffs-Appellants).

John T. Dellick, Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd., 1200 Sky Bank Building, 26 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503 (For Defendant-Appellee, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company).

Jeffrey A. Ford and Jason Fairchild, Andrews & Pontius, L.L.C., 4817 State Road, #100, P.O. Box 10, Ashtabula, OH 44005-0010 (For Defendant-Appellee, Picken's Plastics, Inc.)

Jan L. Roller, Davis & Young, 1200 Fifth Third Center, 600 Superior Avenue, East, Cleveland, OH 44114-2654 (For Defendant-Appellee, Ashtabula Construction Company, Inc.)


OPINION

COLLEEN MARY O'TOOLE, J.

{¶1} November 8, 2004, Ray Platt was working as foreman for Ashtabula Construction Company, Inc., supervising the construction of a penthouse on top of a factory owned by Picken's Plastics, Inc., in the city of Ashtabula, Ohio, when he approached too closely to, or touched, electrical lines owned and operated by The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company. He suffered horrible injuries as a result. Mr. Platt...

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