Jones v. VIP Development Co.

I

The first issue presented by these appeals concerns the definition of the term “intentional tort.” Each of the three causes under consideration today involves complaints which allege, or attempt to allege, an intentional wrongful act. Because plaintiffs are suing their employers, their success or failure in alleging and proving the requisite intent is critical to their recovery, given this court’s ruling in Blankenship v. Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals (1982), 69 Ohio St. 2d 608 [23 O.O.3d 504].

In Blankenship, we held that neither Section 35, Article II of the Ohio Constitution1 nor R.C.…