Myers v. Brown

Gwin, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant AMCO Insurance Company appeals a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Stark County, Ohio, which overruled its motion to bifurcate plaintiff-appellee Louise A. Myers’s claim for punitive damages from her claim for compensatory damages. Appellant assigns a single error to the trial court:

{¶ 2} “I. The trial court committed reversible error when it denied appellant’s motion to bifurcate plaintiffs punitive damages claim pursuant to R.C. 2315.21(B).”

{¶ 3} The record indicates that this case arose out of a traffic accident. Appellee alleged that…