[Cite as Beyer v. Rieter Automotive N. Am., Inc., 134 Ohio St.3d 379, 2012-Ohio-5627.]




 BEYER ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. RIETER AUTOMOTIVE
      NORTH AMERICAN, INC., APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, ET AL.
      [Cite as Beyer v. Rieter Automotive N. Am., Inc., 134 Ohio St.3d 379,
                                    2012-Ohio-5627.]
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Co.
  (No. 2012-1283—Submitted December 4, 2012—Decided December 5, 2012.
     APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County,
                           No. L-11-1110, 2012-Ohio-2807.
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         {¶ 1} The discretionary appeal and cross-appeal are accepted.                   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 judgment is
entered in favor of Rieter Automotive North American, Inc.
         O’CONNOR, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER,
CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.
         PFEIFER, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of
 appeals.
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         Spitler & Williams-Young Co., L.P.A., Marc G. Williams-Young, and
Elaine B. Szuch, for appellees and cross-appellants, Thomas H. Beyer and Sherry
Beyer.
         Weston Hurd, L.L.P., Shawn W. Maestle, and Jeffrey L. Tasse, for
appellant and cross-appellee.
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