Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Papiernik

Christley, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Elizabeth Papiernik, appeals the judgment of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas entered against her and in favor of appellees, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (the “commission”) and Margaret L. Grant (“Grant”), in the amount of $11,000. Both appellees filed answer briefs. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court in part, reverse in part, and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The following pertinent facts were gleaned from the record of the jury trial below. In April 1995, Grant, who…