Legal Opinion
Roman v. Estate of Gobbo
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2003No. 2002-0285PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
{¶ 1} The issue in this appeal involves the viability of the sudden-medical-emergency defense (also known as blackout) as a complete defense to liability in motor vehicle negligence cases. For the reasons that follow, we uphold the validity of the defense by reaffirming this court’s decision in Lehman v. Haynam (1956), 164 Ohio St. 595, 59 O.O. 5, 133 N.E.2d 97.
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Facts and Procedural History
{¶ 2} On March 15, 1999, an automobile driven by Nino Gobbo turned north onto West 130th Street from Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio, struck a glancing blow to a vehicle, accelerated, left the right side…
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