Langford v. Emergency Pet Clinic

This appeal is before the court on the accelerated docket pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Local R. 25.

Plaintiff-appellant Edna L. Langford appeals from summary judgments granted in favor of defendants-appellees, Emergency Pet Clinic and Animal Kingdom Pet Cemetery, arising out of the death and interment of her dog, Bozie. Plaintiff asserts that the court erred in finding as a matter of law that there is no cause of action in Ohio for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress resulting from the improper burial of a dead pet. Plaintiff also sought equitable relief requiring the…