Weiss v. University Hospitals of Cleveland

Timothy E. McMonagle, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Barbara Weiss, appeals the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion for summary judgment of defendant-appellee, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and dismissing appellant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On July 21, 1998, appellant filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits as a result of injuries sustained on June 22, 1998, when appellant tripped and fell as she stepped up onto a curb while on her way to work. The Industrial Commission of Ohio…