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SCHULTZ v. BARBERTON GLASS CO.

No. 82-316.

4 Ohio St. 3d 131 (1983)

SCHULTZ, APPELLANT, v. BARBERTON GLASS COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scanlon & Gearinger Co., L.P.A., Mr. Bradford M. Gearinger and Mr. Mark Hilkert, for appellant.

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs Co., L.P.A., and Mr. Donald A. Powell, for appellee.

CELEBREZZE, C.J.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether a contemporaneous physical injury is a necessary condition precedent to liability for the negligent infliction of serious emotional distress. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that a contemporaneous physical injury is unnecessary.

In 1908, Ohio adopted the rule which requires the finding of contemporaneous physical injury before any recovery can be obtained for fright, shock, emotional distress...

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