Sanfrey v. USM Corp.

Defendant-appellant, USM Corporation dba True Temper Hardware Division, appeals a judgment of the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Arthur F. Sanfrey, in an intentional tort action.

Sanfrey began work at USM's True Temper plant on August 25, 1986. He was subsequently promoted to the position of fork lift operator. A fork lift operator's duties included arriving at the plant before the other employees and turning on the machinery.

Sanfrey arrived at work early on the morning of September 6, 1986, a Tuesday following a long Labor Day weekend, to learn the duties…