Couch v. Thomas

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County.

On November 7,1980, Gloria Couch was a passenger in her own automobile while it was being operated by third-party defendant/appellee, Guy T. Rowland. Couch and Rowland were both members of the Ross Township Volunteer Life Squad and were acting within the scope of their employment. Shortly after the vehicle in which Couch was a passenger reached the intersection of Lark Street and State Route 126 in Butler County, Ohio, it was involved in a collision with a vehicle operated by defendant/third-party…