[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 85 Ohio St.3d 464.]

YODER ET AL., APPELLEES, v. GREENSTEEL CORPORATION, APPELLANT. [Cite as Yoder v. Greensteel Corp., 1999-Ohio-404.]

Employer and employee—Cause of action brought by employee alleging intentional tort by employer in workplace—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc. (No. 99-39—Submitted March 30, 1999—Decided May 12, 1999.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 1998CA00106. __________________ Richard M. Boyce, for appellees.

Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., and Thomas O. Crist, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is allowed. {¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 298, 707 N.E.2d 1107.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., concur.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissents. __________________ LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. {¶ 3} I respectfully dissent from the majority’s judgment for the reasons set forth in my dissent in Johnson v. BP Chemicals, Inc. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 298, 314, 707 N.E.2d 1107, 1118-1119. __________________