Legal Opinion · Dissent

Helfinstine v. Plasticolors

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 2009No. 2008-A-0065Published

1DissentTrapp, Presiding Judge

{¶ 77} While I agree with the majority’s analysis as to the first prong of the Fyffe test, I respectfully disagree with the conclusions that Helfinstine failed to present any evidence that Plasticolors had knowledge that its employees were using a dangerous procedure that was substantially certain to cause injury and that he failed to present any evidence that with knowledge of a dangerous condition that was substantially certain to cause harm, the employer required Helfinstine to perform a dangerous task.

{¶ 78} At the outset, it bears repeating that summary judgment is appropriate when there…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dresher v. BurtOhio Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Mitseff v. WheelerOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Turner v. TurnerOhio Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Fyffe v. Jeno's, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1991
  5. McGee v. Goodyear Atomic Corp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1995

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