437 N.E.2d 1199 (Ohio 1982), 81-1083, Pembaur v. Leis

Citation: 437 N.E.2d 1199, 1 Ohio St.3d 89

Opinion Judge: FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, Chief Justice. CELEBREZZE, C.J.

Party Name: PEMBAUR, Appellee, v. LEIS, Pros. Atty., et al., Appellants.

Attorney: Pursuant to Civ.R. 41(B)(1), it is not an abuse of discretion for the trial court to dismiss an action, with prejudice, for lack of prosecution when a plaintiff voluntarily fails to appear at a hearing, without explanation,, when the court has directed him to be present and his location is unknow...

Judge Panel: WILLIAM B. BROWN, SWEENEY, LOCHER, HOLMES, CLIFFORD F. BROWN and KRUPANSKY, JJ., concur.

Case Date: July 21, 1982

Court: Ohio Supreme Court