Stewart v. Haughton Elevator Co.

Kerns, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Michael C. and Patricia Stewart, commenced this action in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County claiming damages for injuries sustained by Mr. Stewart at Ohio State University Hospital when he was a passenger on an elevator designed, manufactured and installed by the defendants, Haughton Elevator Company et al., which was alleged to have been malfunctioning at the time of the accident.

Subsequently, the defendants filed a motion for the dismissal of the action or for a summary judgment claiming that the cause was time-barred by R.C. 2305.131, and the…