Paugh v. Hanks

Based on our recent pronouncement in Schultz v. Barberton Glass Co. (1983), 4 Ohio St. 3d 131, we hold that summary judgments in the instant cause were improper and that, therefore, the cause must be reversed and remanded to the court of common pleas, since the plaintiffs here have stated a cause of action for the negligent infliction of serious emotional distress. Upon remand, we wish to guide the trial court, as well as the bench and bar, as to the limitations and scope of Ohio’s recognition of the tort of negligent infliction of serious emotional distress.

Today, this court has the unique…