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Submitted July 10, 2012.
Decided December 6, 2012.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Reinhardt Law Firm, Ltd., and John K. Reinhardt, for appellee.
Hanna, Campbell & Powell, L.L.P., Kenneth A. Calderone, and John R. Chlysta, for appellant.
Giorgianni Law, L.L.C., and Paul Giorgianni, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.
Green & Green Lawyers, L.P.A., and Thomas M. Green, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Horseman's Council.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
LANZINGER, J.
{¶ 1} Ohio's equine-activities-immunity statute, R.C. 2305.321, provides immunity from liability for harm sustained by an equine-activity participant allegedly resulting from the inherent risk of equine activities. In this case, we are asked to determine when an injured person is a "spectator" and therefore an "equine activity participant" whose claim for damages is barred by the statute.
{¶ 2} Because we conclude...
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