Hunter v. Shenango Furnace Co.

Defendant-appellee contends that the one-year statute of limitations governing battery actions, as set forth in R.C. 2305.111,4 applies to all intentional tort actions brought against employers prior to the effective date of R.C. 4121.80. Defendant submits that under Blankenship v. Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc. (1982), 69 Ohio St. 2d 608, 23 O.O. 3d 504, 433 N.E. 2d 572, and Jones v. VIP Development Co. (1984), 15 Ohio St. 3d 90, 15 OBR 246, 472 N.E. 2d 1046, this court defined intentional act in terms that are clearly in the nature of a claim for battery. Defendant asserts that the *237inte…