
    Smith et al., Appellants, v. Kang et al., Appellees.
    [Cite as Smith v. Kang (1988), 37 Ohio St. 3d 170.]
    Nos. 87-1283 and 87-1434
    Submitted May 4, 1988
    Decided June 15, 1988.
    
      Green, Haines, Sgambati, Murphy & Mócala Co., L.P.A., Ronald G. Macala, Cornelius J. Baasten, Janice K. Henderson and Randall Vehar, for appellants.
    
      Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur Co., L.P.A., Susan M. Reinker and Janis L. Small, for appellees Dr. Wook Kang and Stark County Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.
   This cause is reversed on authority of Hershberger v. Akron City Hosp. (1987), 34 Ohio St. 3d 1, 516 N.E. 2d 204, Gaines v. Preterm-Cleveland, Inc. (1987), 33 Ohio St. 3d 54, 514 N.E. 2d 709, Hardy v. VerMeulen (1987), 32 Ohio St. 3d 45, 512 N.E. 2d 626, and Frysinger v. Leech (1987), 32 Ohio St. 3d 38, 512 N.E. 2d 337, and remanded to the trial court for proceedings consistent with those decisions, where applicable.

Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Locher, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur.  