Legal Opinion
Toney v. Berkemer
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1983No. 82-1518PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. P. Celebrezze, J.
The issue presented here is whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting the default judgment in favor of appellees.
Civ. R. 37(A) and (B) provide broad discretion to the trial court to impose sanctions for failure to comply with the trial court’s discovery orders. However, the United States Supreme Court has held that the harsh remedies of dismissal and default should only be used when the “* * * failure to comply has been due to * * * willfulness, bad faith, or any fault of petitioner.” Societe Internationale v. Rogers (1958), 357 U.S. 197, 212. A trial court’s imposition of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kenneth Edgar, D/B/A Defense Surplus Sales Expeditors v. William J. Slaughter, D/B/A Champlin Food & Fuel Center, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Hugh Leroy Dunbar, Jr., A/K/A H. L. Dunbar v. United States of America, Defendants-Third Party J. Arthur Hawkesworth, Jr., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Ward v. HesterOhio Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by69 opinions
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- State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. JohnsonOhio Supreme Court · 2005
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