Woeste v. Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant

Sylvia S. Hendon, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Kimberly Woeste, administrator of the estate of Thomas Woeste, has appealed, on behalf of the estate’s beneficiaries, the trial court’s grant of summary judgment without explanation in favor of defendantsappellees, Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant (‘Washington Platform”) and Johnny’s Oyster and Shrimp, Inc. (hereinafter, “Johnny’s”).

Vibrio Vulnificus

{¶ 2} Thomas Woeste died as a result of contracting the bacteria vibrio vulnificus after eating raw oysters at Washington Platform. Vibrio is a naturally occurring bacteria in oysters that…