1 PETRAS ET AL., APPELLEES, V. OHIO CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ET AL.; 2 TOWER CITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. ET AL., APPELLANTS. 3 [Cite as Petras v. Ohio Concrete Constr. Co. (1995), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 4 Torts -- Inherently dangerous work -- Establishing liability to injured employee of 5 independent contractor -- General contractor “actively participated,” 6 when. 7 (No. 94-1830 -- Submitted December 6, 1995 -- Decided December 27, 8 1995.) 9 APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 65600. 10 ______________ 11 Dennis Seaman & Associates and David A. Kulwicki, for appellees. 12 Law Offices of Jan A. Saurman and Alan B. Glassman, for appellants Tower 13 City Development, Inc. and Forest City Commercial Construction Company, Inc. 14 McLaughlin, McNally & Carlin and Tom Vasari; Casper & Casper and 15 Michael R. Thomas, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial 16 Lawyers. 17 Calfee, Halter & Griswold and Wm. Tousley Smith, urging reversal for 18 amicus curiae, Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America. 1 ______________ 2 3 The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Bond v. 4 Howard Corp. (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 332, 650 N.E.2d 416. Final judgment for 5 appellants. 6 MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and 7 COOK, JJ., concur. 8

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