Joyce v. General Motors Corp.

Although I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the court of appeals erred in not reviewing the trial court’s ruling as one for directed verdict, pursuant to Civ. R. 50(A), I cannot concur in the majority’s treatment of the substantive issue presented to us. The majority states the issue as simply “whether an ‘idea’ is property protected under the law.” In relying on federal cases dealing with whether certain “ideas” are or are not patentable, the majority reaches the broader conclusion that appellee’s ideas “were not expressed in a legally protected manner” and thus were not property…