Jarrell v. Woodland Manufacturing Co.

This matter is before us on plaintiffs-appellants’ appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County overruling plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.

On August 3,1977, plaintiff John Jar-rell (“plaintiff”) was employed by the Ohio Malleable Company as a flask repairman. His job included repairing large containers (flasks) that were used to form metal products. He was also required to take broken and disabled flasks to a storage area in a work yard known as the “hill,” which was approximately ninety yards from the foundry where the flasks were used. To reach the hill,…