POWELL v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 93707.

2010 Ohio 5233

Elizabeth Powell, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: October 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Cheselka, Jr., R. Paul Cushion, II, Michael J. Cheselka, Jr., LLC, 75 Public Square, Suite 920, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

Paul L. Jackson, Ann M. Eberts, Roetzel & Andress, LPA, 222 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Jones, J., McMonagle, P.J., and Dyke, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

LARRY A. JONES, J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Elizabeth Powell ("Powell"), appeals the trial court's dismissal of her complaint against defendant-appellee, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"). Finding merit to the appeal, we reverse.

{¶ 2} In 2002, Powell filed a workers compensation claim against Wal-Mart, her employer, for injuries to her right knee. In 2007, she sought an additional...

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