Moss v. Ulmer

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether appellees may recover punitive damages from the special account under that version of R.C. 4735.12 which was in effect on February 1, 1984 (see 140 Ohio Laws, Part II, 2872, 3093-3094, as amended July 1, 1983). R.C. 4735.12 provided:

“(B) When any person, except a bonding company when it is not a principal in a real estate transaction and except a person in an action for the payment of a commission or fee for the performance of an act or trans*38action specified or comprehended in division (A) or (C) of section 4735.01 of the Revised Code, obtains a…