Summa Health System v. Viningre

Baird, Judge.

Summa Health System appeals from judgment following a jury trial in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, which found in favor of defendant Nancy Viningre on Summa’s action on account and which awarded damages to Nancy Viningre on her counterclaim of fraud against Summa. Nancy cross-appeals the directed verdict for Summa on Nancy’s counterclaim under Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. This court affirms in part and reverses in part.

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On March 3, 1993, twenty-four-year-old Nancy Viningre had a Pap test performed by Dr. Groesel, a resident intern at the women’s clinic at Akron…