Legal Opinion
Schreiner v. Karson
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1977No. 656PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictor, P. J.
This ease questions the extent of a trial judge’s power to dismiss a case sua sponte pursuant to Civ. R. 41(B) (1).
Plaintiff Robert Schreiner, an attorney, through his first counsel filed a medical malpractice complaint against defendant, Dr. Andrew J. Karson. Melanie Schreiner, Robert’s wife, joined as a plaintiff through her count in the complaint, alleging a loss of services and a loss of consortium.
Over the course of the litigation, defendant sent three sets of interrogatories to Robert Schreiner, who was generally dilatory in answering. Despite an order compelling him to do so, Robert…
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- Dyotherm Corporation v. Turbo MacHine CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Klever v. Reid Bros. Express, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1951
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