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                           IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                             OF SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO





                 TODD A HUTCHINSON,

                             Plaintiff,

                       vs                         Case No

                 STATE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY,     CV 2000-05-2387

                             Defendant





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                             Videotaped deposition of ROBERT C

                 CORN, MD, called for examination under the

                 statute, taken before me, Nayann B Pazyniak, a

                 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

                 Public in and for the State of Ohio, by agreement

                 of counsel, at the offices of Robert C Corn,

                 MD, 850 Brainard Road, Cleveland, Ohio, on

                 Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 5:00 o'clock pm

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff

                       Todd Hutchinson:

                             Scanlon & Gearinger, by

                             MICHAEL DelMEDICO, ESQ

                             1100 First National Tower

                             Akron, Ohio  44308

                             (330) 376-4558

                                  and

                             Marks & John, by

                             MICHAEL JOHN, ESQ

                             1650 Home Avenue

                             Akron, Ohio  44310

                             (330) 633-1933



                       On behalf of the Defendant

                       State Auto Insurance:

                             Keller & Curtin, by

                             DENNIS M PILAWA, ESQ

                             330 Hanna Building

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44115

                             (216) 561-7100

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            1    APPEARANCES, Continued:

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            3          On behalf of the Defendant

            4          Westfield Insurance:

            5                Davis & Young, by

            6                ANN MARIE O'BRIEN, ESQ

            7                800 Key Building

            8                159 South Main Street

            9                Akron, Ohio  44308

           10                (330) 376-1717

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           12          On behalf of the Defendant

           13          Bureau of Workers Compensation:

           14                Douglass & Associates Co, LPA, by

           15                SEAN F BERNEY, ESQ

           16                PO Box 40480

           17                Cleveland, Ohio  44140-0480

           18                (440) 808-1240

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           21    ALSO PRESENT:

           22                Jim Kafantaris

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            1                THE VIDEOTECHNICIAN:  We're on the

            2    record  You may start

            3                MR PILAWA: Would you swear in the

            4    witness, please

            5          ROBERT C CORN, MD, of lawful age,

            6    called for examination, as provided by the Ohio

            7    Rules of Civil Procedure, being by me first

            8    duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, deposed

            9    and said as follows:

           10       DIRECT EXAMINATION OF ROBERT C CORN, MD

           11    BY MR PILAWA:

           12          Q    Initially, let the record reflect

           13    that this is the deposition of Dr Robert C

           14    Corn, which is being taken pursuant to notice,

           15    and that it is my understanding that the

           16    statutory and procedural formalities of notice,

           17    service and the filing of the deposition will

           18    be waived  Is that correct?

           19                MR DelMEDICO:  Yes, sir, that's

           20    correct

           21                MR PILAWA:  And that this

           22    deposition is being taken as upon direct

           23    examination in order to preserve the doctor's

           24    testimony for use at the time of the trial in

           25    this case, which is presently scheduled for

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            1    April 2nd, 2001, in Judge Murphy's court, in