Beary v. Larry Murphy Dump Truck Serv., Inc. , 2012 Ohio 5626 ( 2012 )

[Cite as Beary v. Larry Murphy Dump Truck Serv., Inc., 134 Ohio St. 3d 359, 2012-Ohio-5626.]
BEARY, APPELLANT, v. LARRY MURPHY DUMP TRUCK SERVICE, INC., ET AL.,
APPELLEES, ET AL.
[Cite as Beary v. Larry Murphy Dump Truck Serv., Inc., 134 Ohio St. 3d 359,
2012-Ohio-5626.]
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Hewitt v. L.E. Myers
Co.—Cause remanded.
(No. 2011-1899—Submitted December 4, 2012—Decided December 5, 2012.
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County,
No. 2011-CA-00048, 2011-Ohio-4977.
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of
Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Co., 134 Ohio St. 3d 199, 2012-Ohio-5317, 981 N.E.2d 795,
and the cause is remanded to the trial court to apply this court’s decision in Hewitt
to determine whether the back-up alarm is “an equipment safety guard.”
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL,
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.
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Young & Sucher, P.L.L., and Daniel M. Sucher, for appellant Joseph
Beary.
Hanna, Campbell, & Powell, L.L.P., Kenneth A. Calderone, and John R.
Chlysta, for appellee Larry Murphy Dump Truck Service, Inc.
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