Smith v. Lincoln Elec. Co.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5209

Syllabus

Wrongful termination; summary judgment; assault and battery. Trial court properly granted summary judgment for appellee on appellant's claims for wrongful termination against public policy where appellant failed to identify a public policy that was applicable to the facts of the case. Trial court also properly granted summary judgment for appellee on appellant's assault and battery claim where assailant was acting outside of the scope of employment and there was no evidence that the appellee had ratified the assailant's conduct as necessary to impute the assault and battery to the employer.